Compounds and methods for immunotherapy and immunodiagnosis of prostate cancer

ABSTRACT

Compounds and methods for treating and diagnosing prostate cancer are provided. The inventive compounds include polypeptides containing at least a portion of a prostate protein. Vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions for immunotherapy of prostate cancer comprising such polypeptides or DNA molecules encoding such polypeptides are also provided. The inventive polypeptides may also be used to generate antibodies useful for the diagnosis and monitoring of prostate cancer. Nucleic acid sequences for preparing probes, primers, and polypeptides are also provided.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No.08/633,840, filed Apr. 11, 1996, now abandoned which is acontinuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/616,745, filed Mar.15, 1996, now abandoned.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates generally to the treatment, diagnosis andmonitoring of prostate cancer. The invention is more particularlyrelated to polypeptides comprising at least a portion of a prostateprotein. Such polypeptides may be used in vaccines and pharmaceuticalcompositions for treatment of prostate cancer. The polypeptides may alsobe used for the production of compounds, such as antibodies, useful fordiagnosing and monitoring the progression of prostate cancer, andpossibly other tumor types, in a patient.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among males, with anestimated incidence of 30% in men over the age of 50. Overwhelmingclinical evidence shows that human prostate cancer has the propensity tometastasize to bone, and the disease appears to progress inevitably fromandrogen dependent to androgen refractory status, leading to increasedpatient mortality. This prevalent disease is currently the secondleading cause of cancer death among men in the U.S.

In spite of considerable research into therapies for the disease,prostate cancer remains difficult to treat. Commonly, treatment is basedon surgery and/or radiation therapy, but these methods are ineffectivein a significant percentage of cases. Three prostate specificproteins--prostate specific antigen (PSA) and prostatic acid phosphatase(PAP)--have limited diagnostic and therapeutic potential. PSA levels donot always correlate well with the presence of prostate cancer, beingpositive in a percentage of non-prostate cancer cases, including benignprostatic hyperplasia (BPH). furthermore, PSA measurements correlatewith prostate volume, and do not indicate the level of metastasis.

Accordingly, there remains a need in the art for improved vaccines anddiagnostic methods for prostrate cancer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides compounds and methods for immunotherapyand diagnosis of prostate cancer. In one aspect, polypeptides areprovided comprising at least an immunogenic portion of a prostateprotein having a partial sequence as provided in SEQ ID NOS: 2 and 4-8,or a variant of such a protein that differs only in conservativesubstitutions and/or modifications, together with polypeptidescomprising an immunogenic portion of a prostate protein, or a variantthereof, wherein the protein comprises an amino acid sequence encoded bya DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of sequences recitedin SEQ ID NOS: 11, 13-19, 58 and 59, the complements of said sequences,and DNA sequences that hybridize to a sequence recited in SEQ ID NOS:11, 13-19, 58 and 59, or a complement thereof under moderately stringentconditions.

In related aspects, DNA molecules encoding the above polypeptides,expression vectors comprising such DNA molecules and host cellstransformed or transfected with such expression vectors are alsoprovided. In preferred embodiments, the host cells are selected from thegroup consisting of E. coli, yeast and mammalian cells.

The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositionscomprising one or more of the polypeptides of SEQ ID NOS: 1-8, 20, 21,25-31, 44-57, 60 or 61, or DNA molecules of SEQ ID NOS: 9-19, 22-24,32-43, 58 or 59 and a physiologically acceptable carrier. The inventionfurther provides vaccines comprising one or more of such polypeptides orDNA molecules in combination with a non-specific immune responseenhancer.

In yet another aspect, methods are provided for inhibiting thedevelopment of prostate cancer in a patient, comprising administering aneffective amount of one or more of the polypeptides of SEQ ID NOS: 1-8,20, 21, 25-31, 44-57, 60 or 61, or DNA molecules of SEQ ID NOS: 9-19,22-24, 32-43, 58 or 59 to a patient in need thereof.

In further aspects, methods are provided for detecting prostate cancerin a patient, comprising: (a) contacting a biological sample obtainedfrom a patient with a binding agent that is capable of binding to apolypeptide of SEQ ID NOS: 1-8, 20, 21, 25-31, 44-57, 60 or 61; and (b)detecting in the sample a protein or polypeptide that binds to thebinding agent.

In related aspects, methods are provided for monitoring the progressionof prostate cancer in a patient, comprising: (a) contacting a biologicalsample obtained from a patient with a binding agent that is capable ofbinding to a polypeptide of SEQ ID NOS: 1-8, 20, 21, 25-31, 44-57, 60 or61; (b) determining in the sample an amount of a protein or polypeptidethat binds to the binding agent; (c) repeating steps (a) and (b); andcomparing the amounts of polypeptide detected in steps (b) and (c).

Within related aspects, the present invention provides antibodies,preferably monoclonal antibodies, that bind to the polypeptidesdescribed above, as well as diagnostic kits comprising such antibodies,and methods of using such antibodies to inhibit the development ofprostate cancer.

The present invention also provides methods for detecting prostatecancer comprising: (a) obtaining a biological sample from a patient; (b)contacting the sample with at least two oligonucleotide primers in apolymerase chain reaction, at least one of the oligonucleotide primersbeing specific for a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NOS: 9-19, 22-24, 32-43, 58 and 59; and (c) detecting in thesample a DNA sequence that amplifies in the presence of theoligonucleotide primer. In one embodiment, the oligonucleotide primercomprises at least about 10 contiguous nucleotides of a DNA sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 9-19, 22-24, 32-43, 58and 59.

In a further aspect, the present invention provides a method fordetecting prostate cancer in a patient comprising: (a) obtaining abiological sample from the patient; (b) contacting the sample with anoligonucleotide probe specific for a DNA sequence selected from thegroup consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 9-19, 22-24, 32-43, 58 and 59; and (c)detecting in the sample a DNA sequence that hybridizes to theoligonucleotide probe. In one embodiment, the oligonucleotide probecomprises at least about 15 contiguous nucleotides of a DNA sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 9-19, 22-24, 32-43, 58and 59.

These and other aspects of the present invention will become apparentupon reference to the following detailed description and attacheddrawings. All references disclosed herein are hereby incorporated byreference in their entirety as if each was incorporated individually.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a Western blot analysis of sera obtained form ratsimmunized with rate prostate extract.

FIG. 2 illustrates a non-reduced SDS PAGE of the rat immunizingpreparation of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 illustrates the binding of a putative human homologue of ratsteroid binding protein to progesterone and to estramustine.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As noted above, the present invention is generally directed tocompositions and methods for the immunotherapy, diagnosis and monitoringof prostate cancer. The inventive compositions are generallypolypeptides that comprise at least a portion of a human prostateprotein, the protein demonstrating immunoreactivity with human prostatesera. Also included within the present invention are molecules (such asan antibody or fragment thereof) that bind to the inventivepolypeptides. Such molecules are referred to herein as "binding agents."

In particular, the subject invention discloses polypeptides comprisingat least a portion of a human prostate protein provided in SEQ ID NOS: 2and 4-8, or a variant of such a protein that differs only inconservative substitutions and/or modifications. As used herein, theterm "polypeptide" encompasses amino acid chains of any length,including full length proteins, wherein the amino acid residues arelinked by covalent peptide bonds. Thus, a polypeptide comprising aportion of one of the above prostate proteins may consist entirely ofthe portion, or the portion may be present within a larger polypeptidethat contains additional sequences. The additional sequences may bederived from the native protein or may be heterologous, and suchsequences may be immunoreactive and/or antigenic.

As used herein, an "immunogenic portion" of a human prostate protein isa portion that reacts either with sera derived from an individualinflicted with autoimmune prostatitis or with sera derived from a ratmodel of autoimmune prostatitis. In other words, an immunogenic portionis capable of eliciting an immune response and as such binds toantibodies present within prostatitis sera. Autoimmune prostatitis mayoccur, for example, following treatment of bladder cancer byadministration of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), an avirulent strain ofMycobacterium bovis. In the rat model of autoimmune prostatitis, ratsare immunized with a detergent extract of rat prostate. Sera from eitherof these sources may be used to react with the human prostate derivedpolypeptides described herein. Antibody binding assays may generally beperformed using any of a variety of means known to those of ordinaryskill in the art, as described, for example, in Harlow and Lane,Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, ColdSpring Harbor, N.Y., 1988. For example, a polypeptide may be immobilizedon a solid support (as described below) and contacted with patient serato allow binding of antibodies within the sera to the immobilizedpolypeptide. Unbound sera may then be removed and bound antibodiesdetected using, for example, ¹²⁵ I-labeled Protein A.

A "variant," as used herein, is a polypeptide that differs from therecited polypeptide only in conservative substitutions and/ormodifications, such that the immunotherapeutic, antigenic and/ordiagnostic properties of the polypeptide or molecules that bind to thepolypeptide, are retained. For prostate proteins with immunoreactiveproperties, variants may generally be identified by modifying one of theabove polypeptide sequences, and evaluating the immunoreactivity of themodified polypeptide. For prostate proteins useful for the generation ofdiagnostic binding agents, a variant may be identified by evaluating amodified polypeptide for the ability to generate antibodies that detectthe presence or absence of prostate cancer. Such modified sequences maybe prepared and tested using, for example, the representative proceduresdescribed herein.

As used herein, a "conservative substitution" is one in which an aminoacid is substituted for another amino acid that has similar properties,such that one skilled in the art of peptide chemistry would expect thesecondary structure and hydropathic nature of the polypeptide to besubstantially unchanged. In general, the following groups of amino acidsrepresent conservative changes: (1) ala, pro, gly, glu, asp, gln, asn,ser, thr; (2) cys, ser, tyr, thr; (3) val, ile, leu, met, ala, phe; (4)lys, arg, his; and (5) phe, tyr, trp, his.

Variants may also, or alternatively, contain other modifications,including the deletion or addition of amino acids that have minimalinfluence on the antigenic properties, secondary structure andhydropathic nature of the polypeptide. For example, a polypeptide may beconjugated to a signal (or leader) sequence at the N-terminal end of theprotein which co-translationally or post-translationally directstransfer of the protein. The polypeptide may also be conjugated to alinker or other sequence for ease of synthesis, purification oridentification of the polypeptide (e.g., poly-His), or to enhancebinding of the polypeptide to a solid support. For example, apolypeptide may be conjugated to an immunoglobulin Fc region.

Polypeptides having one of the sequences provided in SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 8,20, 21 and 25-31 may be isolated from a suitable human prostateadenocarcinoma cell line, such as LnCap.fgc (ATCC No. 1740-CRL).LnCap.fgc is a prostate adenocarcinoma cell line that is a particularlygood representation of human prostate cancer. Like the human cancer,LnCap.fgc cells form progressively growing tumors as xenografts in SCIDmice, respond to testosterone, secrete PSA and respond to the presenceof bone marrow components (e.g., transferrin). In particular, thepolypeptides may be isolated by expression screening of a LnCap.fgc cDNAlibrary with human prostatitis sera using techniques described, forexample, in Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual,Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (andreferences cited therein), and as described in detail below. Thepolypeptides of SEQ ID NOS: 48 and 49 may be isolated from the LnCap/fgccell line by screening with sera from the rat model of autoimmuneprostatitis discussed above. The polypeptides of SEQ ID NOS: 50-56 maybe isolated from the LnCap/fgc cell line by screening with humanprostatitis sera as described in detail in Example 4. The polypeptidesof SEQ ID NOS: 44-47 may be isolated from human seminal fluid asdescribed in detail in Example 2. The polypeptides of SEQ ID NOS: 60 and61 may be isolated by screenign a prostate tumor cDNA expression librarywith monkey anti-prostate sera as detailed below in Example 6. Once aDNA sequence encoding a polypeptide is obtained, any of the abovemodifications may be readily introduced using standard mutagenesistechniques, such as oligonucleotide-directed site-specific mutagenesis.

The polypeptides disclosed herein may also be generated by synthetic orrecombinant means. Synthetic polypeptides having fewer than about 100amino acids, and generally fewer than about 50 amino acids, may begenerated using techniques well known to those of ordinary skill in theart. For example, such polypeptides may be synthesized using any of thecommercially available solid-phase techniques, such as the Merrifieldsolid-phase synthesis method, where amino acids are sequentially addedto a growing amino acid chain. See Merrifield, J. Am. Chem. Soc.85:2149-2146, 1963. Equipment for automated synthesis of polypeptides iscommercially available from suppliers such as Applied BioSystems, Inc.,(Foster City, Calif.), and may be operated according to themanufacturer's instructions.

Alternatively, any of the above polypeptides may be producedrecombinantly by inserting a DNA sequence that encodes the polypeptideinto an expression vector and expressing the protein in an appropriatehost. Any of a variety of expression vectors known to those of ordinaryskill in the art may be employed to express recombinant polypeptides ofthis invention. Expression may be achieved in any appropriate host cellthat has been transformed or transfected with an expression vectorcontaining a DNA molecule that encodes a recombinant polypeptide.Suitable host cells include prokaryotes, yeast and higher eukaryoticcells. Preferably, the host cells employed are E. coli, yeast or amammalian cell line, such as CHO cells. The DNA sequences expressed inthis manner may encode naturally occurring polypeptides, portions ofnaturally occurring polypeptides, or other variants thereof.

In general, regardless of the method of preparation, the polypeptidesdisclosed herein are prepared in substantially pure form (i.e., thepolypeptides are homogenous as determined by amino acid composition andprimary sequence analysis). Preferably, the polypeptides are at leastabout 90% pure, more preferably at least about 95% pure and mostpreferably at least about 99% pure. In certain preferred embodiments,described in more detail below, the substantially pure polypeptides areincorporated into pharmaceutical compositions or vaccines for use in oneor more of the methods disclosed herein.

Polypeptides of the present invention that comprise an immunogenicportion of a prostate protein may generally be used for immunotherapy ofprostate cancer, wherein the polypeptide stimulates the patient's ownimmune response to prostate tumor cells. In further aspects, the presentinvention provides methods for using one or more of the immunoreactivepolypeptides of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 8, 20, 21, 25-31, 44-57, 60 and 61 (orDNA encoding such polypeptides) for immunotherapy of prostate cancer ina patient. As used herein, a "patient" refers to any warm-bloodedanimal, preferably a human. A patient may be afflicted with a disease,or may be free of detectable disease. Accordingly, the aboveimmunoreactive polypeptides may be used to treat prostate cancer or toinhibit the development of prostate cancer. The polypeptides may beadministered either prior to or following surgical removal of primarytumors and/or treatment by administration of radiotherapy andconventional chemotherapeutic drugs.

In these aspects, the polypeptide is generally present within apharmaceutical composition and/or a vaccine. Pharmaceutical compositionsmay comprise one or more polypeptides, each of which may contain one ormore of the above sequences (or variants thereof), and a physiologicallyacceptable carrier. The vaccines may comprise one or more of suchpolypeptides and a non-specific immune response enhancer, such as anadjuvant, biodegradable microsphere (e.g., polylactic galactide) or aliposome (into which the polypeptide is incorporated). Pharmaceuticalcompositions and vaccines may also contain other epitopes of prostatecell antigens, either incorporated into a combination polypeptide (i.e.,a single polypeptide that contains multiple epitopes) or present withina separate polypeptide.

Alternatively, a pharmaceutical composition or vaccine may contain DNAencoding one or more of the above polypeptides, such that thepolypeptide is generated in situ. In such pharmaceutical compositionsand vaccines, the DNA may be present within any of a variety of deliverysystems known to those of ordinary skill in the art, including nucleicacid expression systems, bacteria and viral expression systems.Appropriate nucleic acid expression systems contain the necessary DNAsequences for expression in the patient (such as a suitable promoter).Bacterial delivery systems involve the administration of a bacterium(such as Bacillus-Calmette-Guerrin) that expresses an epitope of aprostate cell antigen on its cell surface. In a preferred embodiment,the DNA may be introduced using a viral expression system (e.g.,vaccinia or other pox virus, retrovirus, or adenovirus), which mayinvolve the use of a non-pathogenic (defective), replication competentvirus. Suitable systems are disclosed, for example, in Fisher-Hoch etal., PNAS 86:317-321, 1989; Flexner et al., Ann. N.Y Acad. Sci.569:86-103, 1989; Flexner et al., Vaccine 8:17-21, 1990; U.S. Pat. Nos.4,603,112, 4,769,330, and 5,017,487; WO 89/01973; U.S. Pat.No.4,777,127; GB 2,200,651; EP 0,345,242; WO 91/02805; Berkner,Biotechniques 6:616-627, 1988; Rosenfeld et al., Science 252:431-434,1991; Kolls et al., PNAS 91:215-219, 1994; Kass-Eisler et al., PNAS90:11498-11502, 1993; Guzman et al., Circulation 88:2838-2848, 1993; andGuzman et al., Cir. Res. 73:1202-1207, 1993. Techniques forincorporating DNA into such expression systems are well known to thoseof ordinary skill in the art. The DNA may also be "naked," as described,for example, in published PCT application WO 90/11092, and Ulmer et al.,Science 259:1745-1749, 1993, reviewed by Cohen, Science 259:1691-1692,1993. The uptake of naked DNA may be increased by coating the DNA ontobiodegradable beads, which are efficiently transported into the cells.

Routes and frequency of administration, as well as dosage, will varyfrom individual to individual and may parallel those currently beingused in immunotherapy of other diseases. In general, the pharmaceuticalcompositions and vaccines may be administered by injection (e.g.,intracutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous or subcutaneous),intranasally (e.g., by aspiration) or orally. Between 1 and 10 doses maybe administered over a 3-24 week period. Preferably, 4 doses areadministered, at an interval of 3 months, and booster administrationsmay be given periodically thereafter. Alternate protocols may beappropriate for individual patients. A suitable dose is an amount ofpolypeptide or DNA that is effective to raise an immune response(cellular and/or humoral) against prostate tumor cells in a treatedpatient. A suitable immune response is at least 10-50% above the basal(i.e., untreated) level. In general, the amount of polypeptide presentin a dose (or produced in situ by the DNA in a dose) ranges from about 1pg to about 100 mg per kg of host, typically from about 10 pg to about 1mg, and preferably from about 100 pg to about 1 μg. Suitable dose sizeswill vary with the size of the patient, but will typically range fromabout 0.01 mL to about 5 mL.

While any suitable carrier known to those of ordinary skill in the artmay be employed in the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention,the type of carrier will vary depending on the mode of administration.For parenteral administration, such as subcutaneous injection, thecarrier preferably comprises water, saline, alcohol, a fat, a wax and/ora buffer. For oral administration, any of the above carriers or a solidcarrier, such as mannitol, lactose, starch, magnesium stearate, sodiumsaccharine, talcum, cellulose, glucose, sucrose, and/or magnesiumcarbonate, may be employed. Biodegradable microspheres (e.g., polylacticglycolide) may also be employed as carriers for the pharmaceuticalcompositions of this invention. Suitable biodegradable microspheres aredisclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,897,268 and 5,075,109.

Any of a variety of non-specific immune response enhancers may beemployed in the vaccines of this invention. For example, an adjuvant maybe included. Most adjuvants contain a substance designed to protect theantigen from rapid catabolism, such as aluminum hydroxide or mineraloil, and a nonspecific stimulator of immune response, such as lipid A,Bordella pertussis or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Such adjuvants arecommercially available as, for example, Freund's Incomplete Adjuvant andComplete Adjuvant (Difco Laboratories, Detroit, Mich.) and MerckAdjuvant 65 (Merck and Company, Inc., Rahway, N.J.).

Polypeptides disclosed herein may also be employed in ex vivo treatmentof prostate cancer. For example, cells of the immune system, such as Tcells, may be isolated from the peripheral blood of a patient, using acommercially available cell separation system, such as CellProIncorporated's (Bothell, Wash.) CEPRATE™ system (see U.S. Pat. No.5,240,856; U.S. Pat. No. 5,215,926; WO 89/06280; WO 91/16116 and WO92/07243). The separated cells are stimulated with one or more of theimmunoreactive polypeptides contained within a delivery vehicle, such asa microsphere, to provide antigen-specific T cells. The population oftumor antigen-specific T cells is then expanded using standardtechniques and the cells are administered back to the patient.

Polypeptides of the present invention may also, or alternatively, beused to generate binding agents, such as antibodies or fragmentsthereof, that are capable of detecting metastatic human prostate tumors.

Binding agents of the present invention may generally be prepared usingmethods known to those of ordinary skill in the art, including therepresentative procedures described herein. Binding agents are capableof differentiating between patients with and without prostate cancer,using the representative assays described herein. In other words,antibodies or other binding agents raised against a prostate protein, ora suitable portion thereof, will generate a signal indicating thepresence of primary or metastatic prostate cancer in at least about 20%of patients afflicted with the disease, and will generate a signalindicating the absence of the disease in at least about 90% ofindividuals without primary or metastatic prostate cancer. Suitableportions of such prostate proteins are portions that are able togenerate a binding agent that indicates the presence of primary ormetastatic prostate cancer in substantially all (i.e., at least about80%, and preferably at least about 90%) of the patients for whichprostate cancer would be indicated using the full length protein, andthat indicate the absence of prostate cancer in substantially all ofthose samples that would be negative when tested with full lengthprotein. The representative assays described below, such as thetwo-antibody sandwich assay, may generally be employed for evaluatingthe ability of a binding agent to detect metastatic human prostatetumors.

The ability of a polypeptide prepared as described herein to generateantibodies capable of detecting primary or metastatic human prostatetumors may generally be evaluated by raising one or more antibodiesagainst the polypeptide (using, for example, a representative methoddescribed herein) and determining the ability of such antibodies todetect such tumors in patients. This determination may be made byassaying biological samples from patients with and without primary ormetastatic prostate cancer for the presence of a polypeptide that bindsto the generated antibodies. Such test assays may be performed, forexample, using a representative procedure described below. Polypeptidesthat generate antibodies capable of detecting at least 20% of primary ormetastatic prostate tumors by such procedures are considered to be ableto generate antibodies capable of detecting primary or metastatic humanprostate tumors. Polypeptide specific antibodies may be used alone or incombination to improve sensitivity.

Polypeptides capable of detecting primary or metastatic human prostatetumors may be used as markers for diagnosing prostate cancer or formonitoring disease progression in patients. In one embodiment, prostatecancer in a patient may be diagnosed by evaluating a biological sampleobtained from the patient for the level of one or more of the abovepolypeptides, relative to a predetermined cut-off value. As used herein,suitable "biological samples" include blood, sera, urine and/or prostatesecretions.

The level of one or more of the above polypeptides may be evaluatedusing any binding agent specific for the polypeptide(s). A "bindingagent," in the context of this invention, is any agent (such as acompound or a cell) that binds to a polypeptide as described above. Asused herein, "binding" refers to a noncovalent association between twoseparate molecules (each of which may be free (i.e., in solution) orpresent on the surface of a cell or a solid support), such that a"complex" is formed. Such a complex may be free or immobilized (eithercovalently or noncovalently) on a support material. The ability to bindmay generally be evaluated by determining a binding constant for theformation of the complex. The binding constant is the value obtainedwhen the concentration of the complex is divided by the product of thecomponent concentrations. In general, two compounds are said to "bind"in the context of the present invention when the binding constant forcomplex formation exceeds about 10³ L/mol. The binding constant may bedetermined using methods well known to those of ordinary skill in theart.

Any agent that satisfies the above requirements may be a binding agent.For example, a binding agent may be a ribosome with or without a peptidecomponent, an RNA molecule or a peptide. In a preferred embodiment, thebinding partner is an antibody, or a fragment thereof. Such antibodiesmay be polyclonal, or monoclonal. In addition, the antibodies may besingle chain, chimeric, CDR-grafted or humanized. Antibodies may beprepared by the methods described herein and by other methods well knownto those of skill in the art.

There are a variety of assay formats known to those of ordinary skill inthe art for using a binding partner to detect polypeptide markers in asample. See, e.g., Harlow and Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual,Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1988. In a preferred embodiment, theassay involves the use of binding partner immobilized on a solid supportto bind to and remove the polypeptide from the remainder of the sample.The bound polypeptide may then be detected using a second bindingpartner that contains a reporter group. Suitable second binding partnersinclude antibodies that bind to the binding partner/polypeptide complex.Alternatively, a competitive assay may be utilized, in which apolypeptide is labeled with a reporter group and allowed to bind to theimmobilized binding partner after incubation of the binding partner withthe sample. The extent to which components of the sample inhibit thebinding of the labeled polypeptide to the binding partner is indicativeof the reactivity of the sample with the immobilized binding partner.

The solid support may be any material known to those of ordinary skillin the art to which the antigen may be attached. For example, the solidsupport may be a test well in a microtiter plate or a nitrocellulose orother suitable membrane. Alternatively, the support may be a bead ordisc, such as glass, fiberglass, latex or a plastic material such aspolystyrene or polyvinylchloride. The support may also be a magneticparticle or a fiber optic sensor, such as those disclosed, for example,in U.S. Pat. No. 5,359,681. The binding agent may be immobilized on thesolid support using a variety of techniques known to those of skill inthe art, which are amply described in the patent and scientificliterature. In the context of the present invention, the term"immobilization" refers to both noncovalent association, such asadsorption, and covalent attachment (which may be a direct linkagebetween the antigen and functional groups on the support or may be alinkage by way of a cross-linking agent). Immobilization by adsorptionto a well in a microtiter plate or to a membrane is preferred. In suchcases, adsorption may be achieved by contacting the binding agent, in asuitable buffer, with the solid support for a suitable amount of time.The contact time varies with temperature, but is typically between about1 hour and about 1 day. In general, contacting a well of a plasticmicrotiter plate (such as polystyrene or polyvinylchloride) with anamount of binding agent ranging from about 10 ng to about 10 μg, andpreferably about 100 ng to about 1 μg, is sufficient to immobilize anadequate amount of binding agent.

Covalent attachment of binding agent to a solid support may generally beachieved by first reacting the support with a bifunctional reagent thatwill react with both the support and a functional group, such as ahydroxyl or amino group, on the binding agent. For example, the bindingagent may be covalently attached to supports having an appropriatepolymer coating using benzoquinone or by condensation of an aldehydegroup on the support with an amine and an active hydrogen on the bindingpartner (see, e.g., Pierce Immunotechnology Catalog and Handbook, 1991,at A12-A13).

In certain embodiments, the assay is a two-antibody sandwich assay. Thisassay may be performed by first contacting an antibody that has beenimmobilized on a solid support, commonly the well of a microtiter plate,with the sample, such that polypeptides within the sample are allowed tobind to the immobilized antibody. Unbound sample is then removed fromthe immobilized polypeptide-antibody complexes and a second antibody(containing a reporter group) capable of binding to a different site onthe polypeptide is added. The amount of second antibody that remainsbound to the solid support is then determined using a method appropriatefor the specific reporter group.

More specifically, once the antibody is immobilized on the support asdescribed above, the remaining protein binding sites on the support aretypically blocked. Any suitable blocking agent known to those ofordinary skill in the art, such as bovine serum albumin or Tween 20™(Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo.). The immobilized antibody is thenincubated with the sample, and polypeptide is allowed to bind to theantibody. The sample may be diluted with a suitable diluent, such asphosphate-buffered saline (PBS) prior to incubation. In general, anappropriate contact time (i.e., incubation time) is that period of timethat is sufficient to detect the presence of polypeptide within a sampleobtained from an individual with prostate cancer. Preferably, thecontact time is sufficient to achieve a level of binding that is atleast about 95% of that achieved at equilibrium between bound andunbound polypeptide. Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognizethat the time necessary to achieve equilibrium may be readily determinedby assaying the level of binding that occurs over a period of time. Atroom temperature, an incubation time of about 30 minutes is generallysufficient.

Unbound sample may then be removed by washing the solid support with anappropriate buffer, such as PBS containing 0.1% Tween 20™. The secondantibody, which contains a reporter group, may then be added to thesolid support. Preferred reporter groups include enzymes (such ashorseradish peroxidase), substrates, cofactors, inhibitors, dyes,radionuclides, luminescent groups, fluorescent groups and biotin. Theconjugation of antibody to reporter group may be achieved using standardmethods known to those of ordinary skill in the art.

The second antibody is then incubated with the immobilizedantibody-polypeptide complex for an amount of time sufficient to detectthe bound polypeptide. An appropriate amount of time may generally bedetermined by assaying the level of binding that occurs over a period oftime. Unbound second antibody is then removed and bound second antibodyis detected using the reporter group. The method employed for detectingthe reporter group depends upon the nature of the reporter group. Forradioactive groups, scintillation counting or autoradiographic methodsare generally appropriate. Spectroscopic methods may be used to detectdyes, luminescent groups and fluorescent groups. Biotin may be detectedusing avidin, coupled to a different reporter group (commonly aradioactive or fluorescent group or an enzyme). Enzyme reporter groupsmay generally be detected by the addition of substrate (generally for aspecific period of time), followed by spectroscopic or other analysis ofthe reaction products.

To determine the presence or absence of prostate cancer, the signaldetected from the reporter group that remains bound to the solid supportis generally compared to a signal that corresponds to a predeterminedcut-off value. In one preferred embodiment, the cut-off value is theaverage mean signal obtained when the immobilized antibody is incubatedwith samples from patients without prostate cancer. In general, a samplegenerating a signal that is three standard deviations above thepredetermined cut-off value is considered positive for prostate cancer.In an alternate preferred embodiment, the cut-off value is determinedusing a Receiver Operator Curve, according to the method of Sackett etal., Clinical Epidemiology: A Basic Science for Clinical Medicine,Little Brown and Co., 1985, p. 106-7. Briefly, in this embodiment, thecut-off value may be determined from a plot of pairs of true positiverates (i.e., sensitivity) and false positive rates (100%-specificity)that correspond to each possible cut-off value for the diagnostic testresult. The cut-off value on the plot that is the closest to the upperleft-hand corner (i.e., the value that encloses the largest area) is themost accurate cut-off value, and a sample generating a signal that ishigher than the cut-off value determined by this method may beconsidered positive. Alternatively, the cut-off value may be shifted tothe left along the plot, to minimize the false positive rate, or to theright, to minimize the false negative rate. In general, a samplegenerating a signal that is higher than the cut-off value determined bythis method is considered positive for prostate cancer.

In a related embodiment, the assay is performed in a flow-through orstrip test format, wherein the antibody is immobilized on a membrane,such as nitrocellulose. In the flow-through test, polypeptides withinthe sample bind to the immobilized antibody as the sample passes throughthe membrane. A second, labeled antibody then binds to theantibody-polypeptide complex as a solution containing the secondantibody flows through the membrane. The detection of bound secondantibody may then be performed as described above. In the strip testformat, one end of the membrane to which antibody is bound is immersedin a solution containing the sample. The sample migrates along themembrane through a region containing second antibody and to the area ofimmobilized antibody. Concentration of second antibody at the area ofimmobilized antibody indicates the presence of prostate cancer.Typically, the concentration of second antibody at that site generates apattern, such as a line, that can be read visually. The absence of sucha pattern indicates a negative result. In general, the amount ofantibody immobilized on the membrane is selected to generate a visuallydiscernible pattern when the biological sample contains a level ofpolypeptide that would be sufficient to generate a positive signal inthe two-antibody sandwich assay, in the format discussed above.Preferably, the amount of antibody immobilized on the membrane rangesfrom about 25 ng to about 1 μg, and more preferably from about 50 ng toabout 500 ng. Such tests can typically be performed with a very smallamount of biological sample.

Of course, numerous other assay protocols exist that are suitable foruse with the antigens or antibodies of the present invention. The abovedescriptions are intended to be exemplary only.

In another embodiment, the above polypeptides may be used as markers forthe progression of prostate cancer. In this embodiment, assays asdescribed above for the diagnosis of prostate cancer may be performedover time, and the change in the level of reactive polypeptide(s)evaluated. For example, the assays may be performed every 24-72 hoursfor a period of 6 months to 1 year, and thereafter performed as needed.In general, prostate cancer is progressing in those patients in whom thelevel of polypeptide detected by the binding agent increases over time.In contrast, prostate cancer is not progressing when the level ofreactive polypeptide either remains constant or decreases with time.

Antibodies for use in the above methods may be prepared by any of avariety of techniques known to those of ordinary skill in the art. See,e.g., Harlow and Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold SpringHarbor Laboratory, 1988. In one such technique, an immunogen comprisingthe antigenic polypeptide is initially injected into any of a widevariety of mammals (e.g., mice, rats, rabbits, sheep and goats). In thisstep, the polypeptides of this invention may serve as the immunogenwithout modification. Alternatively, particularly for relatively shortpolypeptides, a superior immune response may be elicited if thepolypeptide is joined to a carrier protein, such as bovine serum albuminor keyhole limpet hemocyanin. The immunogen is injected into the animalhost, preferably according to a predetermined schedule incorporating oneor more booster immunizations, and the animals are bled periodically.Polyclonal antibodies specific for the polypeptide may then be purifiedfrom such antisera by, for example, affinity chromatography using thepolypeptide coupled to a suitable solid support.

Monoclonal antibodies specific for the antigenic polypeptide of interestmay be prepared, for example, using the technique of Kohler andMilstein, Eur. J. Immunol. 6:511-519, 1976, and improvements thereto.Briefly, these methods involve the preparation of immortal cell linescapable of producing antibodies having the desired specificity (i.e.,reactivity with the polypeptide of interest). Such cell lines may beproduced, for example, from spleen cells obtained from an animalimmunized as described above. The spleen cells are then immortalized by,for example, fusion with a myeloma cell fusion partner, preferably onethat is syngeneic with the immunized animal. A variety of fusiontechniques may be employed. For example, the spleen cells and myelomacells may be combined with a nonionic detergent for a few minutes andthen plated at low density on a selective medium that supports thegrowth of hybrid cells, but not myeloma cells. A preferred selectiontechnique uses HAT (hypoxanthine, aminopterin, thymidine) selection.After a sufficient time, usually about 1 to 2 weeks, colonies of hybridsare observed. Single colonies are selected and tested for bindingactivity against the polypeptide. Hybridomas having high reactivity andspecificity are preferred.

Monoclonal antibodies may be isolated from the supernatants of growinghybridoma colonies. In addition, various techniques may be employed toenhance the yield, such as injection of the hybridoma cell line into theperitoneal cavity of a suitable vertebrate host, such as a mouse.Monoclonal antibodies may then be harvested from the ascites fluid orthe blood. Contaminants may be removed from the antibodies byconventional techniques, such as chromatography, gel filtration,precipitation, and extraction. The polypeptides of this invention may beused in the purification process in, for example, an affinitychromatography step.

Monoclonal antibodies of the present invention may also be used astherapeutic reagents, to diminish or eliminate prostate tumors. Theantibodies may be used on their own (for instance, to inhibitmetastases) or coupled to one or more therapeutic agents. Suitableagents in this regard include radionuclides, differentiation inducers,drugs, toxins, and derivatives thereof. Preferred radionuclides include⁹⁰ Y, ¹²³ I, ¹²⁵ I, ¹³¹ I, ¹⁸⁶ Re, ¹⁸⁸ Re, ²¹¹ At, and ²¹² Bi. Preferreddrugs include methotrexate, and pyrimidine and purine analogs. Preferreddifferentiation inducers include phorbol esters and butyric acid.Preferred toxins include ricin, abrin, diptheria toxin, cholera toxin,gelonin, Pseudomonas exotoxin, Shigella toxin, and pokeweed antiviralprotein.

A therapeutic agent may be coupled (e.g., covalently bonded) to asuitable monoclonal antibody either directly or indirectly (e.g. via alinker group). A direct reaction between an agent and an antibody ispossible when each possesses a substituent capable of reacting with theother. For example, a nucleophilic group, such as an amino or sulfhydrylgroup, on one may be capable of reacting with a carbonyl-containinggroup, such as an anhydride or an acid halide, or with an alkyl groupcontaining a good leaving group (e.g., a halide) on the other.

Alternatively, it may be desirable to couple a therapeutic agent and anantibody via a linker group. A linker group can function as a spacer todistance an antibody from an agent in order to avoid interference withbinding capabilities. A linker group can also serve to increase thechemical reactivity of a substituent on an agent or an antibody, andthus increase the coupling efficiency. An increase in chemicalreactivity may also facilitate the use of agents, or functional groupson agents, which otherwise would not be possible.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art that a variety ofbifunctional or polyfunctional reagents, both homo- andhetero-functional (such as those described in the catalog of the PierceChemical Co., Rockford, Ill.), may be employed as the linker group.Coupling may be effected, for example, through amino groups, carboxylgroups, sulfhydryl groups or oxidized carbohydrate residues. There arenumerous references describing such methodology, e.g., U.S. Pat. No.4,671,958, to Rodwell et al.

Where a therapeutic agent is more potent when free from the antibodyportion of the immunoconjugates of the present invention, it may bedesirable to use a linker group which is cleavable during or uponinternalization into a cell. A number of different cleavable linkergroups have been described. The mechanisms for the intracellular releaseof an agent from these linker groups include cleavage by reduction of adisulfide bond (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,489,710, to Spitler), byirradiation of a photolabile bond (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,625,014, toSenter et al.), by hydrolysis of derivatized amino acid side chains(e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,638,045, to Kohn et al.), by serumcomplement-mediated hydrolysis (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,671,958, toRodwell et al.), and acid-catalyzed hydrolysis (e.g., U.S. Pat. No.4,569,789, to Blattler et al.).

It may be desirable to couple more than one agent to an antibody. In oneembodiment, multiple molecules of an agent are coupled to one antibodymolecule. In another embodiment, more than one type of agent may becoupled to one antibody. Regardless of the particular embodiment,immunoconjugates with more than one agent may be prepared in a varietyof ways. For example, more than one agent may be coupled directly to anantibody molecule, or linkers which provide multiple sites forattachment can be used. Alternatively, a carrier can be used.

A carrier may bear the agents in a variety of ways, including covalentbonding either directly or via a linker group. Suitable carriers includeproteins such as albumins (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,507,234, to Kato etal.), peptides and polysaccharides such as aminodextran (e.g., U.S. Pat.No. 4,699,784, to Shih et al.). A carrier may also bear an agent bynoncovalent bonding or by encapsulation, such as within a liposomevesicle (e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,429,008 and 4,873,088). Carriersspecific for radionuclide agents include radiohalogenated smallmolecules and chelating compounds. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,735,792discloses representative radiohalogenated small molecules and theirsynthesis. A radionuclide chelate may be formed from chelating compoundsthat include those containing nitrogen and sulfur atoms as the donoratoms for binding the metal, or metal oxide, radionuclide. For example,U.S. Pat. No. 4,673,562, to Davison et al. discloses representativechelating compounds and their synthesis.

A variety of routes of administration for the antibodies andimmunoconjugates may be used. Typically, administration will beintravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous or in the bed of a resectedtumor. It will be evident that the precise does of theantibody/immunoconjugate will vary depending upon the antibody used, theantigen density on the tumor, and the rate of clearance of the antibody.

Diagnostic reagents of the present invention may also comprise DNAsequences encoding one or more of the above polypeptides, or one or moreportions thereof. For example, at least two oligonucleotide primers maybe employed in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based assay to amplifyprostate tumor-specific cDNA derived from a biological sample, whereinat least one of the oligonucleotide primers is specific for a DNAmolecule encoding a polypeptide of the present invention. The presenceof the amplified cDNA is then detected using techniques well known inthe art, such as gel electrophoresis. Similarly, oligonucleotide probesspecific for a DNA molecule encoding a polypeptide of the presentinvention may be used in a hybridization assay to detect the presence ofan inventive polypeptide in a biological sample.

As used herein, the term "oligonucleotide primer/probe specific for aDNA molecule" means an oligonucleotide sequence that has at least about80% identity, preferably at least about 90% and more preferably at leastabout 95%, identity to the DNA molecule in question. Oligonucleotideprimers and/or probes which may be usefully employed in the inventivediagnostic methods preferably have at least about 10-40 nucleotides. Ina preferred embodiment, the oligonucleotide primers comprise at leastabout 10 contiguous nucleotides of a DNA molecule encoding one of thepolypeptides disclosed herein. Preferably, oligonucleotide probes foruse in the inventive diagnostic methods comprise at least about 15contiguous oligonucleotides of a DNA molecule encoding one of thepolypeptides disclosed herein. Techniques for both PCR based assays andhybridization assays are well known in the art (see, for example, Mulliset al. Ibid; Ehrlich, Ibid). Primers or probes may thus be used todetect prostate and/or prostate tumor sequences in biological samples,preferably blood, semen or prostate and/or prostate tumor tissue.

The following Examples are offered by way of illustration and not by wayof limitation.

EXAMPLES Example 1 A. Isolation of Polypeptides from LnCap.fgc UsingHuman Prostatitis Sera

Representative polypeptides of the present invention were isolated byscreening a human prostate cancer cell line with human prostatitis seraas follows. A human prostate adenocarcinoma cDNA expression library wasconstructed by reverse transcriptase synthesis from mRNA purified fromthe human prostate adenocarcinoma cell line LnCap.fgc (ATCC No.1740-CRL), followed by insertion of the resulting cDNA clones in LambdaZAP II (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.).

Human prostatitis serum was obtained from a patient diagnosed withautoimmune prostatitis following treatment of bladder carcinoma byadministration of BCG. This serum was used to screen the LnCap cDNAlibrary as described in Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A LaboratoryManual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989.Specifically, LB plates were overlaid with approximately 10⁴ pfu of theLnCap cDNA library and incubated at 42° C. for 4 hours prior toobtaining a first plaque lift on isopropylthio-beta-galactoside (IPTG)impregnated nitrocellulose filters. The plates were then incubated foran additional 5 hours at 42° C. and a second plaque lift was prepared byincubation overnight at 37° C. The filters were washed three times withPBS-T, blocked for 1 hours with PBS (containing 1% Tween 20™) and againwashed three times with PBS-T, prior to incubation with humanprostatitis sera at a dilution of 1:200 with agitation overnight. Thefilters were then washed three times with PBS-T and incubated with ¹²⁵I-labeled Protein A (1 μl/15 ml PBS-T) for 1 hour with agitation.Filters were exposed to film for variable times, ranging from 16 hoursto 7 days. Plaques giving signals on duplicate lifts were re-plated onLB plates. Resulting plaques were lifted with duplicate filters andthese filters were treated as above. The filters were incubated withhuman prostatitis sera (1:200 dilution) at 4° C. with agitationovernight. Positive plaques were visualized with ¹²⁵ I-Protein A asdescribed above with the filters being exposed to film for variabletimes, ranging from 16 hours to 11 days. In vivo excision of positivehuman prostatitis antigen cDNA clones was performed according to themanufacturer's protocol.

B. Characterization of Polypeptides

DNA sequence for positive clones was obtained using forward and reverseprimers on an Perkin Elmer/Applied Biosystems Division AutomatedSequencer Model 373A (Foster City, Calif.). The cDNA sequences encodingthe isolated polypeptides, hereinafter referred to as HPA8, HPA13,HPA15-HPA17, HPA20, HPA25, HPA28, HPA29, HPA32-HPA38 and HPA41 arepresented in SEQ ID NOS: 32 and 33, 34 and 35, 36, 9 and 10, 11, 12, 13and 14, 15, 37 and38, 16, 39, 22 and 23, 17 and 18, 19, 24, 40 and 41,42 and 43, respectively. The 3' sequences of HPA16 and HPA20 areidentical. HPA13, HPA16, HPA20, HPA29 and HPA33 are believed to beoverlapping clones with novel 5' end points. Two of the positive cloneswere determined to be identical to HPA15. Also, HPA15, HPA34 and HPA37were found to be overlapping clones. The expected N-terminal amino acidsequences of the isolated polypeptides HPA16, HPA17, HPA20, HPA25,HPA28, HPA32, HPA35, HPA36, HPA34, HPA37, HPA8, HPA13, HPA15, HPA29,HPA33, HPA38 and HPA41, based on the determined cDNA sequences in framewith the N-terminal portion of β-galactosidase (lacZ) are presented inSEQ ID NOS: 1-8, 20, 21 and 25-31, respectively.

The determined cDNA and expected amino acid sequences for the isolatedpolypeptides were compared to known sequences in the gene bank using theEMBL and GenBank (Release 91) databases, and also the DNA STAR system.The DNA STAR system is a combination of the Swiss, PIR databases alongwith translated protein sequences (Release 91). No significanthomologies to HPA17, HPA25, HPA28, HPA32, HPA35 and HPA36 were found.

The determined cDNA sequence for HPA8 was found to have approximately100% identity with the human proto-oncogene BMI-1 (Alkema, M. J. et al.,Hum. Mol. Gen. 2:1597-1603, 1993). Search of the DNA database with 5'and 3' cDNA sequence encoding HPA 13 revealed 100% identity with a knowncDNA sequence from a human immature myeloid cell line (GenBank Acc. No.D63880). Search of the protein database with the deduced amino acidsequence for HPA13 revealed 100% identity with the open reading frameencoded by the same human cDNA sequence. Search of the protein databasewith the expected amino acid sequence for HPA15, revealed high homology(60% identity) with a Saccharomyces cerevisiae predicted open readingframe (Swiss/PIR Acc. No. S46677), and 100% identity with a humanprotein from pituitary gland modulating intestinal fluid secretion(Lonnroth, I., J. Biol. Chem. 35:20615-20620, 1995). The deduced aminoacid sequence for HPA38 was found to have 100% identity with human heatshock factor protein 2 (Schuetz, T. J. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.USA 88:6911-6915, 1991). Search of the DNA database with the 5' DNAsequence for HPA41 and search of the protein database with the deducedamino acid sequence revealed 100% identity with a human LIM protein(Rearden, A., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 201:1124-1131, 1994). Tothe best of the inventors' knowledge, except for LIM protein, none ofthe inventive polypeptides have been previously shown to be present inhuman prostate.

Positive phagemid viral particles were used to infect E. coli XL-1 BlueMRF', as described in Sambrook et al., supra. Induction of recombinantprotein was accomplished by the addition of IPTG. Induced and uninducedlysates were run in duplicate on SDS-PAGE and transferred tonitrocellulose filters. Filters were reacted with human prostatitis sera(1:200 dilution) and a rabbit sera (1:200 or 1:250 dilution) reactivewith the N-terminal 4 Kd portion of lacZ. Sera incubations wereperformed for 2 hours at room temperature. Bound antibody was detectedby addition of ¹²⁵ I-labeled Protein A and subsequent exposure to filmfor variable times ranging from 16 hours to 11 days. The results of theimmunoblots are summarized in Table I, wherein (+) indicates a positivereaction and (-) indicates no reaction.

                  TABLE I                                                         ______________________________________                                                Human Prostatitis                                                                            Anti-lacZ                                                                              Protein                                         Antigen Sera Sera Mass/Kd                                                   ______________________________________                                        HPA8    (-)            (-)                                                      HPA13 (+) (+)                                                                 HPA15 (+) (+) 50                                                              HPA16 (+) (+) 40                                                              HPA17 (+) (-) 40                                                              HPA20 (+) (+) 38                                                              HPA25 (-) (+) 32                                                              HPA28 (-) (-)                                                                 HPA29 (+) (+)                                                                 HPA32 (-) (-)                                                                 HPA33 (+) (+)                                                                 HPA34 not tested (+) 50                                                       HPA35 (-) (-)                                                                 HPA36 (-) (-)                                                                 HPA37 not tested (+) 50                                                       HPA38 (-) (-)                                                                 HPA41 not tested (+)                                                        ______________________________________                                    

Positive reaction of the recombinant human prostatitis antigens withboth the human prostatitis sera and anti-lacZ sera indicate thatreactivity of the human prostatitis sera is directed towards the fusionprotein. Cloned antigens showing reactivity to the human prostatitissera but not to anti-lacZ sera indicate that the reactive protein islikely initiating within the clone. Antigens reactive with the anti-lacZsera but not with the human prostatitis sera may be the result of thehuman prostatitis sera recognizing conformational epitopes, or theantigen-antibody binding kinetics may be such that the 2 hour seraexposure in the immunoblot is not sufficient. Antigens not reactive witheither sera are not being expressed in E. coli, and reactive epitopesmay be within the fusion protein or within an internal open readingframe. Due to the instability of recombinant antigens from HPA13, HPA29and HPA33, it was not possible to determine the size of the recombinantantigens.

The expression of representative human prostatitis antigens wasinvestigated by RT-PCR in four different human cell lines (including twometastatic prostate tumor lines LNCaP and DU145), normal prostate,breast, colon, kidney, stomach, lung and skeletal muscle tissue, ninedifferent prostate tumor samples and three different breast tumorsamples. The results of these studies are shown in Table II.

                                      TABLE II                                    __________________________________________________________________________    Analysis of HPA clone mRNA expression by RT-PCR in human cell lines,          normal tissues and tumors                                                     Clone                                                                             LNCaP                                                                             DU145                                                                             MCF-12A                                                                            HBL-100                                                                            Prostate                                                                          Breast                                                                            Colon                                                                             Kidney                                                                            Stomach                                                                            Lung                                                                              Skel. Muscle                   __________________________________________________________________________      hpa-17 +  ++ + + + - ± - - + +                                             hpa-20 +++ ++++ NT NT ± NT NT - NT + NT                                    hpa-28 + +++ + + + - ± + - + ±                                        __________________________________________________________________________    Prostate Tumors (n = 9)                 Breast Tumors (n = 3)                     Tumor                                                                             Tumor                                                                             Tumor                                                                             Tumor                                                                             Tumor                                                                             Tumor                                                                             Tumor                                                                             Tumor                                                                             Tumor                                                                             Tumor                                                                             Tumor                                                                             Tumor                           Clone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3                                               __________________________________________________________________________      hpa-17 + + + - + + ± - - + ++ ++                                           hpa-20 + + NT NT NT NT NT NT NT + + +++                                       hpa-28 + + ± - + + ++ ± - ++ +++ +                                    __________________________________________________________________________

mRNA expression of representative antigens in LNCaP and normal prostate,kidney, liver, stomach, lung and pancreas was also investigated by RNaseprotection. The results of these studies are provided in Table III.

                                      TABLE III                                   __________________________________________________________________________    Analysis of HPA clone mRNA expression by RNase protection in LNCaP and         normal human tissues                                                         Clone                                                                             LNCaP                                                                              Prostate                                                                           Kidney                                                                             Liver                                                                              Stomach                                                                            Lung Pancreas                                    __________________________________________________________________________    hpa-15                                                                            +    -    ++   ++   +    -    ++                                            hpa-20 +++++ + + + + NT NT                                                    hpa-25 + + + + ++ ++ NT                                                       hpa-32 NT ++ + + NT ++ NT                                                     hpa-35 +++ +++ NT + + +++ +                                                   hpa-36 + + NT NT + + +                                                      __________________________________________________________________________

Example 2 A. Isolation and Characterization of Rat Steroid BindingProtein

Immune sera was obtained from rats immunized with rat prostate extractto generate antibodies to self prostate antigens. Specifically, ratswere prebled to obtain control sera prior to being immunized with adetergent extract of rat prostate (in PBS containing 0.1% Triton) inFreunds complete adjuvant. A boost of incomplete Freunds adjuvant wasgiven 3 weeks after the initial immunization and sera was harvested at 6weeks.

The sera thus obtained was subjected to ECL Western blot analysis(Amersham International, Arlington Heights, Ill.) using themanufacturer's protocol and a rat prostate protein was identified, asshown in FIG. 1. After reduction, SDS-PAGE revealed a broad silverstaining band migrating at 7 kD. Without reduction, a strong band wasseen at 24 kD (FIG. 2). This protein was purified by ion exchangechromatography and subjected to gel electrophoresis under reducedconditions. Three bands were seen, indicating the presence of threechains within the protein: a 6-8 kD chain (C1), a 8-10 kD chain (C2) anda 10-12 kD chain (C3). The protein was further purified by reverse phaseHPLC on a Delta™ C18 300 A° 5 μm column, column size 3.9×300 mm(Waters-Millipore, Milford, Mass.). The sample containing 100 μg ofprotein was dissolved in 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), pH 1.9 andpolypeptides were eluted with a linear gradient of acetonitrile (0-60%)in 0.1% TFA pH 1.9 at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min for 1 hour. The eluentwas monitored at 214 nm. Two peaks were obtained, a C1-C3 dimer and aC2-C3 dimer. The amino terminus of the C2 chain was found to be blocked.The C1 and C3 chains were sequenced on a Perkin Elmer/Applied BiosystemsInc. Procise Model 494 protein sequencer and found to have the followingamino terminal sequences (SEQ ID NOS: 44 and 45, respectively).

(a) Ser-Gln-Ile-Cys-Glu-Leu-Val-Ala-His-Glu-Thr-Ile-Ser-Phe-Leu; and

(b) Xaa-Xaa-Xaa-Xaa-Xaa-Ser-Ile-Leu-asp-Glu-Val-Ile-Arg-Gly-Thr,

wherein Xaa may be any amino acid.

These sequences were compared to known sequences in the gene bank usingthe databases discussed in Example 1 and were found to be identical torat steroid binding protein, also known as estramustine-binding protein(EMBP) (Forsgren, B. et al., Prog. Clin. Biol. Res. 75A :391-407, 1981;Forsgren, B. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 76:3149-53, 1979). Thisprotein is a major secreted protein in rat seminal fluid and has beenshown to bind steroid, cholesterol and proline rich proteins. EMBP hasbeen shown to bind estramustine and estromustine, the active metabolitesof estramustine phosphate. Estramustine phosphate has been found to beclinically useful in treating advanced prostate cancer in patients whodo not respond to standard hormone ablation therapy (see, for example,Van Poppel, H. et al., Prog. Clin. Biol. Res. 370:323-41, 1991).

B. Isolation of Putative Human Homologue to Rat Steroid Binding Protein

Purified rat steroid binding protein was obtained from freshly excisedrat prostate and used to subcutaneously immunize a New Zealand whitevirgin female rabbit (150 μg purified rat steroid binding protein in 1ml of PBS and 1 ml of incomplete Freund's adjuvant containing 100 μg ofmuramyl dipeptide (adjuvant peptide, Calbiochem, La Jolla, Calif.). Sixweeks later the rabbit was boosted subcutaneously with the same proteindose in incomplete Freund's adjuvant. Finally, the rabbit was boostedintravenously two weeks later with 100 μg protein in PBS and the seraharvested two weeks after the final immunization.

The resulting rabbit antisera was used to screen the LnCap.fgc cell linewithout success. The rabbit antisera was subsequently used to screenhuman seminal fluid anion exchange chromatography pools using theprotocol detailed below in Example 3. This analysis indicated anapproximately 18-22 kD cross-reactive protein. The seminal fluidfraction of interest (Fraction 1) was separated into individualcomponents by SDS-PAGE under non-reducing conditions, blotted onto aPVDF membrane, excised and digested with CNBr in 70% formic acid. Theresulting CNBr fragments were resolved on a tricine gel system, againelectroblotted to PVDF and excised. The sequence for one peptide wasdetermined as follows:

Val-Val-Lys-Thr-Tyr-Leu-Ile-Ser-Ser-Ile-Pro-Leu-Gln-Gly-Ala-Phe-Asn-Tyr-Lys-Tyr-Thr-Ala(SEQ ID NO: 46).

This sequence was compared to known sequences in the gene bank using thedatabases identified above and was unexpectedly found to be identical togross cystic disease fluid protein, a protein whose expression waspreviously found to correlate with the presence of metastatic breastcancer (Murphy, L. C. et al., J. Biol. Chem. 262:15236-15241, 1987). Tothe best of the inventors' knowledge, this protein has not beenpreviously identified in male tissues.

The ability of Fraction 1 as described above, to bind to steroid wasinvestigated as follows. Purified rat steroid binding protein (RSBP) andfraction 1 were subjected to SDS-PAGE and transferred ontonitrocellulose filters. Specifically, 1.5 μg of RSBP/gel lane and 4 μgof fraction 1/gel lane were electrophoresed in parallel on a 4-20%gradient Laemmli gel (BioRad), then electrophoretically transferred tonitrocellulose. After protein transfer, the nitrocellulose was blockedfor 1 hour at room temperature in 1% Tween 20 in PBS, rinsed three timesfor 10 min each in 10 ml 0.1% Tween 20 in PBS plus 0.5 M NaCl, thenprobed with either 1) 0.87 μM progesterone conjugated to horseradishperoxidase (HRP, Sigma) diluted in the rinse buffer; 2) 0.87 μMprogesterone HRP with 200 μM estramustine; or 3) 0.87 μM progesteroneHRP plus 400 μM unlabelled progesterone and 200 μM estramustine. Eachreaction mixture was incubated for 1 hour at room temperature and washedthree times for 10 min each with 0.1% Tween 20 , PBS, and 0.5 M NaCl.The blots were then developed (ECL system, Amersham) to revealprogesterone HRP binding proteins that are also capable of bindingestramustine.

With both rat steroid binding protein and Fraction 1, three bands wereobtained that bound HRP-progesterone and that were competed out withunlabelled progesterone and estramustine (FIG. 3). These resultsindicate that the three bands isolated from human seminal fluid asdescribed above bind hormone and correspond in number of polypeptides tothe chains C1, C2 and C3 of rat steroid binding protein, althoughslightly bigger in size, either due to primary sequence or secondarypost-translational modifications.

This putative homologue of rat steroid binding protein was alsoidentified in a subsequent screen of human seminal fluid using therabbit antisera detailed above. Specifically a hydrophobic 22 kD/65 kDaggregate protein was obtained which, following CNBr digestion of the 22kD band, provided a peptide having the following sequence:

Val-Val-Lys-Thr-Tyr-Leu-Ile-Ser-Ser-Ile-Pro-Leu-Gln-Ala-Phe-Asn-Tyr-Lys-Tyr-Thr-Ala(SEQ ID NO: 47).

This peptide was found to correspond to residues 67 through 87 of grosscystic disease fluid protein and was identified again utilizing humanautoimmune prostatitis sera as discussed below in Example 4.

Example 3 Isolation and Characterization of Polypeptides Isolated fromLnCaP.fgc Using Rat Prostatitis Sera

A LnCap.fgc cell pellet was homogenized (10 gm cell pellet in 10 ml) byresuspension in PBS, 1% NP-40 and 60 μg/ml phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride(PMSF) (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.) then 10 strokes in a Dounce homogenizer.This was followed by a 30 second probe sonication and another 10 strokesin the Dounce homogenizer. The resulting slurry was centrifuged at10,000×G, and the supernatant filtered with a 0.45 μM filter (Amicon,Beverly, Mass.) then applied to a BioRad (Hercules, Calif.) Macro-PrepQ-20 anion exchange resin. Proteins were eluted with a 70 minute 0 to0.8 M NaCl gradient in 20 mM tris pH 7.5 at a flow rate of 8 ml/min.Fractions were cooled, concentrated with 10 kD MWCO centriprepconcentrators (Amicon) and stored at -20° C. in the presence of 60 μg/mlPMSF. The ion exchange pools were then examined by electrophoresis on4-20% tris glycine Ready-Gels (BioRad) and subsequent transfer tonitrocellulose filters. Ion exchange pools of interest were identifiedby ECL (Amersham International) Western analysis, using the rat seradescribed above in Example 2A. This analysis indicated an approximately65 kD protein eluting at 0.08 to 0.13 M NaCl. The rat sera reactive ionexchange pool was subjected to HPLC and subsequent Western analysis toidentify the protein fraction of interest. This protein was thendigested for 24 hours at 25° C. in 70% formic acid saturated with CNBrto cleave at methionine residues.

The resulting CNBr fragments were purified by microbore HPLC using aVydac C18 column (Hesperia, Calif.), column size 1×150 mM in a PerkinElmer/Applied Biosystems Inc. (Foster City, Calif.) Division Model 172HPLC. Fractions were eluted from the column with a gradient of 0 to 60%of acetonitrile at a flow rate of 40 μl per minute. The eluent wasmonitored at 214 nm. The resulting fractions were loaded directly onto aPerkin Elmer/Applied Biosystems Inc. Procise 494 protein sequencer andsequenced using standard Edman chemistry from the amino terminal end.Two different peptides having the following sequences were obtained:

(a) Xaa-Ala-Lys-Lys-Phe-Leu-Asp-Ala-Glu-His-Lys-Leu-Asn-Phe-Ala (SEQ IDNO: 48); and

(b) Xaa-Xaa-Xaa-Lys-Ile-Lys-Lys-Phe-Ile-Gln-Glu-Asn-Ile-Phe-Gly,

wherein Xaa may be any amino acid (SEQ ID NO: 49).

These sequences were compared to known sequences in the gene bank usingdatabases identified above, and identified as residues 286 through 300and 228 through 242, respectively, of probable protein disulfideisomerase ER-60 precursor, hereinafter referred to as ER-60 (Bado, R. J.et al., Endocrinology 123:1264-1273, 1988). This antigen is also knownas phospholipase C-alpha (see PCT WO 95/08624). Residues 285 and 227 ofER-60 are methionines, consistent with the above sequences beingcyanogen bromide fractions.

ER-60 is a resident endoplasmic protein with multiple biologicalactivities, including disulfide isomerase and restricted cysteineprotease activity. In particular, ER-60 has been shown to preferentiallydegrade calnexin, a protein involved in presentation of antigens via theClass I major histocompatability complex, or MHC, pathway. ER-60 and arelated family member, ER-72, have been shown to be over-expressed incolon cancer, with truncated forms of ER-60 exhibiting increasedenzymatic activity (Egea, G. et al., J. Cell. Sci. (England) 105:819-30,1993). However, to the best of the inventors' knowledge, thispolypeptide has not been previously shown to be present or overexpressedin human prostate. Recently, ER-60 gene expression has been correlatedwith induction of contact inhibition of cell proliferation (Greene, J.J. et al., Cell. Mol. Biol. 41:473-80, 1995). Thus, if ER-60 is alsotruncated and non-functional in prostate cancer, as it is in coloncancer, the resultant loss of contact inhibition would lead toneoplastic transformation and tumor progression.

Example 4 Isolation and Characterization of Polypeptides Isolated fromLnCaP.fgc Using Human Prostatitis Sera

The human prostatitis sera described above in Example 1 was used toscreen the LnCaP.fgc cell line using the ion exchange techniquesdescribed above in Example 3. Reactive ion exchange pools were purifiedby reverse phase HPLC as described previously and the polypeptides shownin SEQ ID NOS: 50-56 were isolated utilizing cross-reactivity with saidantisera as the selection criteria. Comparison of these sequences withknown sequences in the gene bank using the databases described aboverevealed the homologies shown in Table II. However, none of thesepolypeptides have been previously associated with human prostate.

                  TABLE IV                                                        ______________________________________                                        SEQ ID NO:     Database Search Identification                                 ______________________________________                                        50             glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-                                       dehydrogenase                                                                51 alpha-human fructose biphosphate                                            aldolase                                                                     52 calreticulin                                                               53 calreticulin                                                               54 malate dehydrogenase                                                       55 cystic disease fluid protein                                               56 cystic disease fluid protein                                             ______________________________________                                    

Example 5 Isolation and Characterization of Polypeptides from HumanSeminal Fluid

Polypeptides from human seminal fluid were purified to homogeneity byanion exchange chromatography. Specifically, seminal fluid samples werediluted 1 to 10 with 0.1 mM Bis-Tris propane buffer pH 7 prior toloading on the column. The polypeptides were fractionated into poolsutilizing gel profusion chromatography on a Poros (PerseptiveBiosystems) 146 II Q/M anion exchange column 4.6 mm×100 mm equilibratedin 0.01 mM Bis-Tris propane buffer pH 7.5. Proteins were eluted with alinear 0-0.5 M NaCl gradient in the above buffer. The column eluent wasmonitored at a wavelength of 220 nm. Individual fractions were furtherpurified by reverse phase HLPC on a Vydac (Hesperia, Calif.) C18 column.

The resulting fractions were sequenced as described above in Example 3.A peptide having the following N-terminal sequence was obtained:

(c) Met-Asp-Ile-Pro-Gln-Thr-Lys-Gln-Asp-Leu-Glu-Leu-Pro-Lys-Leu (SEQ IDNO:57).

Comparison of this sequence with those of known sequences in the genebank as described above revealed 100% identity with human placentalprotein 14 (PP14).

Example 6 Isolation of Polypeptides from a Prostate Tumor cDNA Libraryusing Monkey Anti-Prostate Sera

A female cynomologous monkey was immunized with homogenized monkeyprostate plus complete Freund's adjuvant. A booster immunization, usingthe same immunogen, was given one month later. Sera was taken from thismonkey two months after the first immunization. This sera waspre-cleared of E. coli and phage antigens and used at a 1:200 dilutionto screen a primary prostate tumor expression library prepared in LambdaZAP II (Stratagene).

Two positive clones identified in the screen (hereinafter referred to asJF3 and JF5) were found to be non-sister clones from the same gene. Theclones were excised and insert size was determined by restriction digest(JF3=1500 bp, JF5=1000 bp). Complete DNA sequencing of these clones withboth vector and internal primers indicated that the sequence of JF5 wasfound within that of JF3. Similarly, the partial open reading framefound in JF5 was found to be contained wholly within JF3. The determinedcDNA sequences for JF3 and JF5 are provided in SEQ ID NO: 58 and 59,respectively, with the corresponding predicted amino acid sequencesbeing provided in SEQ ID NO: 60 and 61, respectively. Comparison ofthese sequences with those in the gene bank as described above revealedno significant homologies.

The expression of these antigens in various tissue types wasinvestigated using RT-PCR. Over-expression was found in 2 out of 5prostate tumor samples, 3 out of 5 normal prostate samples, 1 out of 2breast tumor samples, and in a normal kidney sample and a normal brainsample. Northern analysis indicated that these antigens may be expressedboth in prostate and testis.

Example 7 Synthesis of Polypeptides

Polypeptides may be synthesized on an Applied Biosystems 430A peptidesynthesizer using FMOC chemistry with HPTU(O-Benzotriazole-N,N,N',N'-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate)activation. A Gly-Cys-Gly sequence may be attached to the amino terminusof the peptide to provide a method of conjugation, binding to animmobilized surface, or labeling of the peptide. Cleavage of thepeptides from the solid support may be carried out using the followingcleavage mixture: trifluoroaceticacid:ethanedithiol:thioanisole:water:phenol (40:1:2:2:3). After cleavingfor 2 hours, the peptides may be precipitated in coldmethyl-t-butyl-ether. The peptide pellets may then be dissolved in watercontaining 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and lyophilized prior topurification by C18 reverse phase HPLC. A gradient of 0%-60%acetonitrile (containing 0.1% TFA) in water (containing 0.1% TFA) may beused to elute the peptides. Following lyophilization of the purefractions, the peptides may be characterized using electrospray or othertypes of mass spectrometry and by amino acid analysis.

From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that, although specificembodiments of the invention have been described herein for the purposesof illustration, various modifications may be made without deviatingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention.

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#                10  - #                15              - - Glu Ile Val Gly Ser Asn Leu Asp Thr Leu Me - #t Ser Ile Gly Leu Asp                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Glu Lys Phe Pro Gln Asp Tyr Arg Leu Ala Gl - #n Gln Val Cys His Ala              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Ile Ala Asn Ile Ser Asp Arg Arg Lys Pro Se - #r Leu Gly Lys Arg His          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Pro Pro Phe Arg Leu Pro Gln Glu His Arg Le - #u Phe Glu Arg Leu Arg      65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80        - - Glu Thr Val Thr Lys Gly Phe Val His                                                      85                                                             - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 89 amino - 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#e Lys Gly Pro Ala Ala                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Ser Thr Gln Glu Lys Asn Pro Arg Glu Ser Th - #r Gly Asn Met Val Thr              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Gly Gln Thr Val Cys Lys Asn Lys Pro Asn Me - #t Ser Asp Pro Glu Glu          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Ser Arg Gly Asn Asp Glu Leu Val Lys Gln Gl - #u Met Leu Val Gln Tyr      65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80        - - Leu Gln Asp Ala Tyr Ser Phe Ser Arg Lys Il - #e Thr Glu Ala Ile Gly                      85  - #                90  - #                95               - - Ile Ile Ser Lys Met Met Tyr Glu Asn Thr Th - #r Thr Val Val Gln Glu                  100      - #           105      - #           110                  - - Val Ile Glu Xaa Phe Val Met Val Phe Gln Ph - #e Gly Val Pro Gln Ala              115          - #       120          - #       125                      - - Leu Phe Gly Val Arg Arg Met Leu Pro Leu Il - #e Trp Ser Lys Glu Pro          130              - #   135              - #   140                          - - Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Val Leu Asn Ala Tyr Ar - #g Gln Leu Tyr Leu Asn      145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -      #60                                                                              - - Pro Lys Gly Asp Ser Ala Arg Ala Lys Ala Gl - #n Ala Leu Ile Gln        Asn                                                                                             165  - #               170  - #               175             - - Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Val Asp Ala Ser Val Gl - #y Thr Ile Gln Cys Leu                  180      - #           185      - #           190                  - - Glu Glu Ile Leu Cys Glu Phe Val Gln Lys As - #p Glu Leu Lys Pro Ala              195          - #       200          - #       205                      - - Val Thr His Leu Leu Trp Glu Arg Ala Thr Gl - #u Lys Val Ala Cys Cys          210              - #   215              - #   220                          - - Pro Leu Glu Arg Cys Ser Ser Val Met Leu Le - #u Gly Met Met Ala Arg      225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -      #40                                                                              - - Arg Lys Pro Glu Ile Val Gly Ser Asn Leu As - #p Thr Leu Met Ser        Ile                                                                                             245  - #               250  - #               255             - - Gly Leu Asp Glu Lys Phe Pro Gln Asp Tyr Ar - #g Leu Ala Gln Gln Val                  260      - #           265      - #           270                  - - Cys His Ala Ile Ala Asn Ile Ser Asp Arg Ar - #g Lys Pro Ser Leu Gly              275          - #       280          - #       285                      - - Lys Arg His Pro Pro Phe Arg Leu Pro Gln Gl - #u His Arg Leu Phe Glu          290              - #   295              - #   300                          - - Arg Leu Arg Glu Thr Val Thr Lys Gly Phe Va - #l His Pro Asp Pro Leu      305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -      #20                                                                              - - Trp Ile Pro Phe Lys Glu Val Ala Val Thr Le - #u Ile Tyr Gln Leu        Ala                                                                                             325  - #               330  - #               335             - - Glu Gly Pro Glu Val Ile Cys Ala Gln Ile Le - #u Gln Gly Cys Ala Lys                  340      - #           345      - #           350                  - - Gln Ala Leu Glu Lys Leu Glu Glu Lys Arg Th - #r Ser Gln Glu Asp Pro              355          - #       360          - #       365                      - - Lys Glu Ser Pro Ala Met Leu Pro Thr Phe Le - #u Leu Met Asn Leu Leu          370              - #   375              - #   380                          - - Ser Leu Ala Gly Asp Val Ala Leu Gln Gln Le - #u Val His Leu Glu Gln      385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -      #00                                                                              - - Ala Val Ser Gly Glu Leu Cys Arg Arg Arg Va - #l Leu Arg Glu Glu        Gln                                                                                             405  - #               410  - #               415             - - Glu His Lys Thr Lys Asp Pro Lys Glu Lys As - #n Thr Ser Ser Glu Thr                  420      - #           425      - #           430                  - - Thr Met Glu Glu Glu Leu Gly Leu Val Gly Al - #a Thr Ala Asp Asp Thr              435          - #       440          - #       445                      - - Glu Ala Glu Leu Ile Arg Gly Ile Cys Glu Me - #t Glu Leu Leu Asp Gly          450              - #   455              - #   460                          - - Lys Gln Thr Leu Ala Ala Phe Val Pro Leu Le - #u Leu Lys Val Cys Asn      465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -      #80                                                                              - - Asn Pro Gly Leu Tyr Ser Asn Pro Asp Leu Se - #r Ala Ala Ala Ser        Leu                                                                                             485  - #               490  - #               495             - - Ala Leu Gly Lys Phe Cys Met Ile Ser Ala Th - #r Phe Cys Asp Ser Gln                  500      - #           505      - #           510                  - - Leu Arg Leu Leu Phe Thr Met Leu Glu Lys Se - #r Pro Leu Pro Ile Val              515          - #       520          - #       525                      - - Arg Ser Asn Leu Met Val Ala Thr Gly Asp Le - #u Ala Ile Arg Phe Pro          530              - #   535              - #   540                          - - Asn Leu Val Asp Pro Trp Thr Pro His Leu Ty - #r Ala Arg Leu Arg Asp      545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -      #60                                                                              - - Pro Ala Gln Gln Val Arg Lys Thr Ala Gly Le - #u Val Met Thr His        Leu                                                                                             565  - #               570  - #               575             - - Ile Leu Lys Asp Met Val Lys Val Lys Gly Gl - #n Val Ser Glu Met Ala                  580      - #           585      - #           590                  - - Val Leu Leu Ile Asp Pro Glu Pro Gln Ile Al - #a Ala Leu Ala Lys Asn              595          - #       600          - #       605                      - - Phe Phe Asn Glu Leu Ser His Lys Gly Asn Al - #a Ile Tyr Asn Leu Leu          610              - #   615              - #   620                          - - Pro Asp Ile Ile Ser Arg Leu Ser Asp Pro Gl - #u Leu Gly Val Glu Glu      625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -      #40                                                                              - - Glu Pro Phe His Thr Ile Met Lys Gln Leu Le - #u Ser Tyr Ile Thr        Lys                                                                                             645  - #               650  - #               655             - - Asp Lys Gln Thr Glu Ser Leu Val Glu Lys Le - #u Cys Gln Arg Phe Arg                  660      - #           665      - #           670                  - - Thr Ser Arg Thr Glu Arg Gln Gln Arg Asp Le - #u Ala Tyr Cys Val Ser              675          - #       680          - #       685                      - - Gln Leu Pro Leu Thr Glu Arg Gly Leu Arg Ly - #s Met Leu Asp Asn Phe          690              - #   695              - #   700                          - - Asp Cys Phe Gly Asp Lys Leu Ser Asp Glu Se - #r Ile Phe Ser Ala Phe      705                 7 - #10                 7 - #15                 7 -      #20                                                                              - - Leu Ser Val Val Gly Lys Leu Arg Arg Gly Al - #a Lys Pro Glu Gly        Lys                                                                                             725  - #               730  - #               735             - - Ala Ile Ile Asp Glu Phe Glu Gln Lys Leu Ar - #g Ala Cys His Thr Arg                  740      - #           745      - #           750                  - - Gly Leu Asp Gly Ile Lys Glu Leu Glu Ile Gl - #y Gln Ala Gly Ser Gln              755          - #       760          - #       765                      - - Arg Ala Pro Ser Ala Lys Lys Pro Ser Thr Gl - #y Ser Arg Tyr Gln Pro          770              - #   775              - #   780                          - - Leu Ala Ser Thr Ala Ser Asp Asn Asp Phe Va - #l Thr Pro Glu Pro Arg      785                 7 - #90                 7 - #95                 8 -      #00                                                                              - - Arg Thr Thr Arg Arg His Pro Asn Thr Gln Gl - #n Arg Ala Ser Lys        Lys                                                                                             805  - #               810  - #               815             - - Lys Pro Lys Val Val Phe Ser Ser Asp Glu Se - #r Ser Glu Glu Asp Leu                  820      - #           825      - #           830                  - - Ser Ala Glu Met Thr Glu Asp Glu Thr Pro Ly - #s Lys Thr Thr Pro Ile              835          - #       840          - #       845                      - - Leu Arg Ala Ser Ala Arg Arg His Arg Ser                                      850              - #   855                                                 - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 127 amino - #acids                                                (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4:                               - - Ala Arg Asp Arg Leu Val Ala Ser Lys Thr As - #p Gly Lys Ile Val Gln      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Tyr Glu Cys Glu Gly Asp Thr Cys Gln Glu Gl - #u Lys Ile Asp Ala Leu                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Gln Leu Glu Tyr Ser Tyr Leu Leu Thr Ser Gl - #n Leu Glu Ser Gln Arg              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Ile Tyr Trp Glu Asn Lys Ile Val Arg Ile Gl - #u Lys Asp Thr Ala Glu          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Glu Ile Asn Asn Met Lys Thr Lys Phe Lys Gl - #u Thr Ile Xaa Xaa Cys      65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80        - - Asp Asn Leu Glu His Xaa Leu Asn Asp Leu Le - #u Lys Glu Lys Gln Ser                      85  - #                90  - #                95               - - Val Glu Arg Lys Cys Thr Gln Leu Asn Thr Ly - #s Val Ala Lys Leu Thr                  100      - #           105      - #           110                  - - Asn Glu Leu Lys Glu Glu Gln Glu Met Asn Ly - #s Cys Leu Arg Ala                  115          - #       120          - #       125                      - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 43 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:5:                                - - Ala Arg Ala Glu Val Gln Arg Trp Arg Arg Le - #u Val Ala Gly Arg Arg      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Arg Ala Gly Gly Asp Gly Gly Asn Ser Gly Se - #r Cys Ser Arg Trp Gly                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Gly Phe Thr Ser Tyr Pro Trp Asp Arg Glu Il - #e                                  35          - #        40                                              - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 751 amino - #acids                                                (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:6:                               - - Pro Ala Glu Ala His Ser Asp Ser Leu Ile As - #p Thr Phe Pro Glu Cys      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Ser Thr Glu Gly Phe Ser Ser Asp Ser Asp Le - #u Val Ser Leu Thr Val                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Asp Val Asp Ser Leu Ala Glu Leu Asp Asp Gl - #y Met Ala Ser Asn Gln              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Asn Ser Pro Ile Arg Thr Phe Gly Leu Asn Le - #u Ser Ser Asp Ser Ser          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Ala Leu Gly Ala Val Ala Ser Asp Ser Glu Gl - #n Ser Lys Thr Glu Glu      65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80        - - Glu Arg Glu Ser Arg Ser Leu Phe Pro Gly Se - #r Leu Lys Pro Lys Leu                      85  - #                90  - #                95               - - Gly Lys Arg Asp Tyr Leu Glu Lys Ala Gly Gl - #u Leu Ile Lys Leu Ala                  100      - #           105      - #           110                  - - Leu Lys Lys Glu Glu Glu Asp Asp Tyr Glu Al - #a Ala Ser Asp Phe Tyr              115          - #       120          - #       125                      - - Arg Lys Gly Val Asp Leu Leu Leu Glu Gly Va - #l Gln Gly Glu Ser Ser          130              - #   135              - #   140                          - - Pro Thr Arg Arg Glu Ala Val Lys Arg Arg Th - #r Ala Glu Tyr Leu Met      145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -      #60                                                                              - - Arg Ala Glu Ser Ile Ser Ser Leu Tyr Gly Ly - #s Pro Gln Leu Asp        Asp                                                                                             165  - #               170  - #               175             - - Val Ser Gln Pro Pro Gly Ser Leu Ser Ser Ar - #g Pro Leu Trp Asn Leu                  180      - #           185      - #           190                  - - Arg Ser Pro Ala Glu Glu Leu Lys Ala Phe Ar - #g Val Leu Gly Val Ile              195          - #       200          - #       205                      - - Asp Lys Val Leu Leu Val Met Asp Thr Arg Th - #r Glu His Thr Phe Ile          210              - #   215              - #   220                          - - Leu Xaa Gly Leu Arg Lys Ser Ser Glu Tyr Se - #r Arg Asn Arg Lys Thr      225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -      #40                                                                              - - Ile Xaa Pro Arg Cys Val Pro Xaa Met Val Cy - #s Leu His Lys Tyr        Ile                                                                                             245  - #               250  - #               255             - - Ile Ser Glu Glu Ser Xaa Phe Leu Val Leu Gl - #n His Ala Glu Xaa Gly                  260      - #           265      - #           270                  - - Lys Leu Trp Ser Tyr Ile Ser Lys Phe Leu As - #n Arg Ser Pro Glu Glu              275          - #       280          - #       285                      - - Ser Phe Asp Ile Lys Glu Val Lys Lys Pro Th - #r Leu Ala Lys Val His          290              - #   295              - #   300                          - - Leu Gln Gln Pro Thr Ser Ser Pro Gln Asp Se - #r Ser Ser Phe Glu Ser      305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -      #20                                                                              - - Arg Gly Ser Asp Gly Gly Ser Met Leu Lys Al - #a Leu Pro Leu Lys        Ser                                                                                             325  - #               330  - #               335             - - Ser Leu Thr Pro Ser Ser Gln Asp Asp Ser As - #n Gln Glu Asp Asp Gly                  340      - #           345      - #           350                  - - Gln Asp Ser Ser Pro Lys Trp Pro Asp Ser Gl - #y Ser Ser Ser Glu Glu              355          - #       360          - #       365                      - - Glu Cys Thr Thr Ser Tyr Leu Thr Leu Cys As - #n Glu Tyr Gly Gln Glu          370              - #   375              - #   380                          - - Lys Ile Glu Pro Gly Ser Leu Asn Glu Glu Pr - #o Phe Met Lys Thr Glu      385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -      #00                                                                              - - Gly Asn Gly Val Asp Thr Lys Ala Ile Lys Se - #r Phe Pro Ala His        Leu                                                                                             405  - #               410  - #               415             - - Ala Ala Asp Ser Asp Ser Pro Ser Thr Gln Le - #u Arg Ala His Glu Leu                  420      - #           425      - #           430                  - - Lys Phe Phe Pro Asn Asp Asp Pro Glu Ala Va - #l Ser Ser Pro Arg Thr              435          - #       440          - #       445                      - - Ser Asp Ser Leu Ser Arg Ser Lys Asn Ser Pr - #o Met Glu Phe Phe Arg          450              - #   455              - #   460                          - - Ile Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Ala Ser Glu Leu Le - #u Gly Leu Asp Phe Gly      465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -      #80                                                                              - - Glu Lys Leu Tyr Ser Leu Lys Ser Glu Pro Le - #u Lys Pro Phe Phe        Thr                                                                                             485  - #               490  - #               495             - - Leu Pro Asp Gly Asp Ser Ala Ser Arg Ser Ph - #e Asn Thr Ser Glu Ser                  500      - #           505      - #           510                  - - Lys Val Glu Phe Lys Ala Gln Asp Thr Ile Se - #r Arg Gly Ser Asp Asp              515          - #       520          - #       525                      - - Ser Val Pro Val Ile Ser Phe Lys Asp Ala Al - #a Phe Asp Asp Val Ser          530              - #   535              - #   540                          - - Gly Thr Asp Glu Gly Arg Pro Asp Leu Leu Va - #l Asn Leu Pro Gly Glu      545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -      #60                                                                              - - Leu Glu Ser Thr Arg Glu Ala Ala Ala Met Gl - #y Pro Thr Lys Phe        Thr                                                                                             565  - #               570  - #               575             - - Gln Thr Asn Ile Gly Ile Ile Glu Asn Lys Le - #u Leu Glu Ala Pro Asp                  580      - #           585      - #           590                  - - Val Leu Cys Leu Arg Leu Ser Thr Glu Gln Cy - #s Gln Ala His Glu Glu              595          - #       600          - #       605                      - - Lys Gly Ile Glu Glu Leu Ser Asp Pro Ser Gl - #y Pro Lys Ser Tyr Ser          610              - #   615              - #   620                          - - Ile Thr Glu Lys His Tyr Ala Gln Glu Asp Pr - #o Arg Met Leu Phe Val      625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -      #40                                                                              - - Ala Xaa Val Asp His Ser Ser Ser Gly Asp Me - #t Ser Leu Leu Pro        Ser                                                                                             645  - #               650  - #               655             - - Ser Asp Pro Lys Phe Gln Gly Leu Gly Val Va - #l Glu Ser Xaa Val Thr                  660      - #           665      - #           670                  - - Ala Asn Asn Thr Glu Glu Ser Leu Phe Arg Il - #e Cys Ser Pro Leu Ser              675          - #       680          - #       685                      - - Gly Ala Asn Glu Tyr Ile Ala Ser Thr Asp Th - #r Leu Lys Thr Glu Glu          690              - #   695              - #   700                          - - Val Leu Leu Phe Thr Asp Gln Thr Asp Asp Le - #u Ala Lys Glu Glu Pro      705                 7 - #10                 7 - #15                 7 -      #20                                                                              - - Thr Ser Leu Phe Xaa Arg Asp Ser Glu Thr Ly - #s Gly Glu Ser Gly        Leu                                                                                             725  - #               730  - #               735             - - Val Leu Glu Gly Asp Lys Glu Ile His Gln Il - #e Phe Glu Gly Pro                      740      - #           745      - #           750                  - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:7:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 6 amino - #acids                                                  (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:7:                               - - Ala Arg Gly Ser Thr Gln                                                  1               5                                                              - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:8:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 16 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:8:                               - - Ala Arg Gly Ser Ser Gln Val Arg Val Lys Se - #r Trp Arg Gly Asp Met      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:9:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 271 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:9:                               - - CCGCACGAGC CTCTGTCATG CTTCTTGGCA TGATGGCACG AGGAAAGCCA GA -             #AATTGTGG     60                                                                 - - GAAGCAATTT AGACACACTG ATGAGCATAG GGCTGGATGA GAAGTTTCCA CA -            #GGACTACA    120                                                                 - - GGCTGGCCCA GCAGGTGTGC CATGCCATTG CCAACATCTC GGACAGGAGA AA -            #GCCTTCTC    180                                                                 - - TGGGCAAACG TCACCCCCCC TTCCGGCTGC CTCAGGAACA CAGGTTGTTT GA -            #GCGACTGC    240                                                                 - - GGGAGACAGT CACAAAAGGC TTTGTCCACC C        - #                  - #             271                                                                     - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:10:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 403 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:10:                              - - GGGTGGATAA CCTGAGGTAG GGAGTTCGAG ACCAGCCTGA CCAACATGGA GA -             #AACCCCAT     60                                                                 - - CTCTACTAAA AATAAAAAAT TAGCCGGCGT ATTGGCGTGC GCCTGTAATC CC -            #AGCTACTC    120                                                                 - - AAGAGGCTGA GGCAGGAGAA TCGCCTGAAC CCAGAGGCGG AGGTTGTAGT GA -            #GCCGAAAT    180                                                                 - - CACACCATTG CACTCCAGCT TGGGCAACAA TAGCGAACCT CCATCTCAAA TT -            #AAAAAAAA    240                                                                 - - AATGCCTACA CGCTTCTTTA AAATGCAAGG CTTTCTCTTA AATTAGCCTA AC -            #TGAACTGC    300                                                                 - - GTTGAGCTGC TTCAACTTTG GAATATATGT TTGCCAATCT CCTTGTTTTC TA -            #ATGAATAA    360                                                                 - - ATGTTTTTAT ATACTTTTAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAACTC GAG    - #                      - #403                                                                     - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:11:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 2276 base - #pairs                                                (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -         (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ - #ID NO:11:                       - - GGAGGTTTGG GCGGCTTGGC GTCGGAGGAG AGCCCCACCC GCGGAGGAAC CC -             #AGCCTTGC     60                                                                 - - CAACGGAGCT GGCGGAGCTC ACTCCTCAGG TCAGGCGGGC GGCGTANAAA AC -            #GCAGCGGA    120                                                                 - - GCCAGGTGAA ACCAAGGCAC CGCCGTGGCT GGCCCCCGAC AGTTCCTCTA GC -            #CGGGAGGT    180                                                                 - - TGGAGGAGCT GAAAACGCCG CGGAGCCCTC GGCCGCCCGA GCAGGGGCTG GA -            #CCCCAGCC    240                                                                 - - CTTGCAGCCT CCCTTCTCCT GGCACCCAAG TGCAGTCCTG GCTGCAGAAG GG -            #GCCGCGGG    300                                                                 - - CGCACTGAGT TTCCAACCTC CGTTCAGCCT GTCTGTCTCA GGGTGCAGCC TT -            #AATGAGAG    360                                                                 - - GTGATTCCTA AGCTGCTGGG AACCTGAGGT TGTCAAAGGG GCGGCAGGAA AT -            #GGACAGCA    420                                                                 - - GTATAAAACC CAGAAGCAGA ACTTGAAGGT TAAACCACTA GCCCATTTCA CA -            #GAATGTTT    480                                                                 - - CATCCATTTG TGGACCAAAA GATGGAGTTG GTTTTTATTT TTAAAAAGAT AA -            #TGTTAATG    540                                                                 - - ATCTGATACC ACTACAAATA TTTACGTGAG AAGATTCATG GACTTGTCTT TT -            #GGTTGGAC    600                                                                 - - TGTCACTCAT TTCTGAAAGT TTCTTCAGCC ACAATTTCTA TTTGAAAATT CA -            #AGTATCAA    660                                                                 - - AGGATACCAG GTTTAGAATG GTATAATGAT GTATTTTGTC TGAGGACTGC AA -            #ATTTTATA    720                                                                 - - GAGACCACAG TTGGATTCCA GTGATATTCT GCAATCAAAG TGATTTGATA AA -            #CCTAATTT    780                                                                 - - TGAAGCATTT TATATTTATA AGCGACATCA AAAGATGGGA GAAAAAAATG GC -            #GATGCAAA    840                                                                 - - AACTTTCTGG ATGGAGCTAG AAGATGATGG AAAAGTGGAC TTCATTTTTG AA -            #CAAGTACA    900                                                                 - - AAATGTGCTG CAGTCACTGA AACAAAAGAT CAAAGATGGG TCTGCCACCA AT -            #AAAGAATA    960                                                                 - - CATCCAAGCA ATGATTCTAG TGAATGAAGC AACTATAATT AACAGTTCAA CA -            #TCAATAAA   1020                                                                 - - GGATCCTATG CCTGTGACTC AGAAGGAACA GGAAAACAAA TCCAATGCAT TT -            #CCCTCTAC   1080                                                                 - - ATCATGTGAA AACTCCTTTC CAGAAGACTG TACATTTCTA ACAACAGGAA AT -            #AAGGAAAT   1140                                                                 - - TCTCTCTCTT GAAGATAAAG TTGTAGACTT TAGAGAAAAA GACTCATCTT CG -            #AATTTATC   1200                                                                 - - TTACCAAAGT CATGACTGCT CTGGTGCTTG TCTGATGAAA ATGCCACTGA AC -            #TTGAAGGG   1260                                                                 - - AGAAAACCCT CTGCAGCTGC CAATCAAATG TCACTTCCAA AGACGACATG CA -            #AAGACAAA   1320                                                                 - - CTCTCATTCT TCAGCACTCC ACGTGAGTTA TAAAACCCCT TGTGGAAGGA GT -            #CTACGAAA   1380                                                                 - - CGTGGAGGAA GTTTTTCGTT ACCTGCTTGA GACAGAGTGT AACTTTTTAT TT -            #ACAGATAA   1440                                                                 - - CTTTTCTTTC AATACCTATG TTCAGTTGGC TCGGAATTAC CCAAAGCAAA AA -            #GAAGTTGT   1500                                                                 - - TTCTGATGTG GATATTAGCA ATGGAGTGGA ATCAGTGCCC ATTTCTTTCT GT -            #AATGAAAT   1560                                                                 - - TGACAGTAGA AAGCTCCCAC AGTTTAAGTA CAGAAAGACT GTGTGGCCTC GA -            #GCATATAA   1620                                                                 - - TCTAACCAAC TTTTCCAGCA TGTTTACTGA TTCCTGTGAC TGCTCTGAGG GC -            #TGCATAGA   1680                                                                 - - CATAACAAAA TGTGCATGTC TTCAACTGAC AGCAAGGAAT GCCAAAACTT CC -            #CCCTTGTC   1740                                                                 - - AAGTGACAAA ATAACCACTG GATATAAATA TAAAAGACTA CAGAGACAGA TT -            #CCTACTGG   1800                                                                 - - CATTTATGAA TGCAGCCTTT TGTGCAAATG TAATCGACAA TTGTGTCAAA AC -            #CGAGTTGT   1860                                                                 - - CCAACATGGT CCTCAAGTGA GGTTACAGGT GTTCAAAACT GAGCAGAAGG GA -            #TGGGGTGT   1920                                                                 - - ACGCTGTCTA GATGACATTG ACAGAGGGAC ATTTGTTTGC ATTTATTCAG GA -            #AGATTACT   1980                                                                 - - AAGCAGAGCT AACACTGAAA AATCTTATGG TATTGATGAA AACGGGAGAG AT -            #GAGAATAC   2040                                                                 - - TATGAAAAAT ATATTTTCAA AAAAGAGGAA ATTAGAAGTT GCATGTTCAG AT -            #TGTGAAGT   2100                                                                 - - TGAAGTTCTC CCATTAGGAT TGGAAACACA TCCTAGAACT GCTAAAACTG AG -            #AAATGTCC   2160                                                                 - - ACCAAAGTTC AGTAATAATC CCAAGGAGCT TACTATGGAA ACGAAATATG AT -            #AATATTTC   2220                                                                 - - AAGAATTCAG TATCATTCAG TTATTAGAGA TCCTGAATCC AAGACAGCCA TT - #TTTC           2276                                                                       - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:12:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 3114 base - #pairs                                                (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:12:                              - - CAGGAGTCCG AACCCTTCAG TCATATAGAC CCAGAGGAGT CAGAGGAGAC CA -             #GGCTCTTG     60                                                                 - - AATATCTTAG GACTTATCTT CAAAGGCCCA GCAGCTTCCA CACAAGAAAA GA -            #ATCCCCGG    120                                                                 - - GAGTCTACAG GAAACATGGT CACAGGACAG ACTGTCTGTA AAAATAAACC CA -            #ATATGTCG    180                                                                 - - GATCCTGAGG AATCCAGGGG AAATGATGAA CTAGTGAAGC AGGAGATGCT GG -            #TACAGTAT    240                                                                 - - CTGCAGGATG CCTACAGCTT CTCCCGGAAG ATTACAGAGG CCATTGGCAT CA -            #TCAGCAAG    300                                                                 - - ATGATGTATG AAAACACAAC TACAGTGGTG CAGGAGGTGA TTGAATNCTT TG -            #TGATGGTC    360                                                                 - - TTCCAATTTG GGGTACCCCA GGCCCTGTTT GGGGTGCGCC GTATGCTGCC TC -            #TCATCTGG    420                                                                 - - TCTAAGGAGC CTGGTGTCCG GGAAGCCGTG CTTAATGCCT ACCGCCAACT CT -            #ACCTCAAC    480                                                                 - - CCCAAAGGGG ACTCTGCCAG AGCCAAGGCC CAGGCTTTGA TTCAGAATCT CT -            #CTCTGCTG    540                                                                 - - CTAGTGGATG CCTCGGTTGG GACCATTCAG TGTCTTGAGG AAATTCTCTG TG -            #AGTTTGTG    600                                                                 - - CAGAAGGATG AGTTGAAACC AGCAGTGACC CATCTGCTGT GGGAGCGGGC CA -            #CCGAGAAG    660                                                                 - - GTCGCCTGCT GTCCTCTGGA GCGCTGTTCC TCTGTCATGC TTCTTGGCAT GA -            #TGGCACGA    720                                                                 - - AGAAAGCCAG AAATTGTGGG AAGCAATTTA GACACACTGA TGAGCATAGG GC -            #TGGATGAG    780                                                                 - - AAGTTTCCAC AGGACTACAG GCTGGCCCAG CAGGTGTGCC ATGCCATTGC CA -            #ACATCTCG    840                                                                 - - GACAGGAGAA AGCCTTCTCT GGGCAAACGT CACCCCCCCT TCCGGCTGCC TC -            #AGGAACAC    900                                                                 - - AGGTTGTTTG AGCGACTGCG GGAGACAGTC ACAAAAGGCT TTGTCCACCC AG -            #ACCCACTC    960                                                                 - - TGGATCCCAT TCAAAGAGGT GGCAGTGACC CTCATTTACC AACTGGCAGA GG -            #GCCCCGAA   1020                                                                 - - GTGATCTGTG CCCAGATATT GCAGGGCTGT GCAAAACAGG CCCTGGAGAA GC -            #TAGAAGAG   1080                                                                 - - AAGAGAACCA GTCAGGAGGA CCCGAAGGAG TCCCCCGCAA TGCTCCCCAC TT -            #TCCTGTTG   1140                                                                 - - ATGAACCTGC TGTCCCTGGC TGGGGATGTG GCTCTGCAGC AGCTGGTCCA CT -            #TGGAGCAG   1200                                                                 - - GCAGTGAGTG GAGAGCTCTG CCGGCGCCGA GTTCTCCGGG AAGAACAGGA GC -            #ACAAGACC   1260                                                                 - - AAAGATCCCA AGGAGAAGAA TACGAGCTCT GAGACCACCA TGGAGGAGGA GC -            #TGGGGCTG   1320                                                                 - - GTTGGGGCAA CAGCAGATGA CACAGAGGCA GAACTAATCC GTGGCATCTG CG -            #AGATGGAA   1380                                                                 - - CTGTTGGATG GCAAACAGAC ACTGGCTGCC TTTGTTCCAC TCTTGCTTAA AG -            #TCTGTAAC   1440                                                                 - - AACCCAGGCC TCTATAGCAA CCCAGACCTC TCTGCAGCTG CTTCACTTGC CC -            #TTGGCAAG   1500                                                                 - - TTCTGCATGA TCAGTGCCAC TTTCTGCGAC TCCCAGCTTC GTCTTCTGTT CA -            #CCATGCTG   1560                                                                 - - GAAAAGTCTC CACTTCCCAT TGTCCGGTCT AACCTCATGG TTGCCACTGG GG -            #ATCTGGCC   1620                                                                 - - ATCCGCTTTC CCAATCTGGT GGACCCCTGG ACTCCTCATC TGTATGCTCG CC -            #TCCGGGAC   1680                                                                 - - CCTGCTCAGC AAGTGCGGAA AACAGCGGGG CTGGTGATGA CCCACCTGAT CC -            #TCAAGGAC   1740                                                                 - - ATGGTGAAGG TGAAGGGGCA GGTCAGTGAG ATGGCGGTGC TGCTCATCGA CC -            #CCGAGCCT   1800                                                                 - - CAGATTGCTG CCCTGGCCAA GAACTTCTTC AATGAGCTCT CCCACAAGGG CA -            #ACGCAATC   1860                                                                 - - TATAATCTCC TTCCAGATAT CATCAGCCGC CTGTCAGACC CCGAGCTGGG GG -            #TGGAGGAA   1920                                                                 - - GAGCCTTTCC ACACCATCAT GAAACAGCTC CTCTCCTACA TCACCAAGGA CA -            #AGCAGACA   1980                                                                 - - GAGAGCCTGG TGGAAAAGCT GTGTCAGCGG TTCCGCACAT CCCGAACTGA GC -            #GGCAGCAG   2040                                                                 - - CGAGACCTGG CCTACTGTGT GTCACAGCTG CCCCTCACAG AGCGAGGCCT CC -            #GTAAGATG   2100                                                                 - - CTTGACAATT TTGACTGTTT TGGAGACAAA CTGTCAGATG AGTCCATCTT CA -            #GTGCTTTT   2160                                                                 - - TTGTCAGTTG TGGGCAAGCT GCGACGTGGG GCCAAGCCTG AGGGCAAGGC TA -            #TAATAGAT   2220                                                                 - - GAATTTGAGC AGAAGCTTCG GGCCTGTCAT ACCAGAGGTT TGGATGGAAT CA -            #AGGAGCTT   2280                                                                 - - GAGATTGGCC AAGCAGGTAG CCAGAGAGCG CCATCAGCCA AGAAACCATC CA -            #CTGGTTCT   2340                                                                 - - AGGTACCAGC CTCTGGCTTC TACAGCCTCA GACAATGACT TTGTCACACC AG -            #AGCCCCGC   2400                                                                 - - CGTACTACCC GTCGGCATCC AAACACCCAG CAGCGAGCTT CCAAAAAGAA AC -            #CCAAAGTT   2460                                                                 - - GTCTTCTCAA GTGATGAGTC CAGTGAGGAA GATCTTTCAG CAGAGATGAC AG -            #AAGACGAG   2520                                                                 - - ACACCCAAGA AAACAACTCC CATTCTCAGA GCATCGGCTC GCAGGCACAG AT -            #CCTAGGAA   2580                                                                 - - GTCTGTTCCT GTCCTCCCTG TGCAGGGTAT CCTGTAGGGT GACCTGGAAT TC -            #GAATTCTG   2640                                                                 - - TTTCCCTTGT AAAATATTTG TCTGTCTCTT TTTTTTAAAA AAAAAAAAGG CC -            #GGGCACTG   2700                                                                 - - TGGCTCACGC CTGTAATCCC AGCACTTTGC GATACCAAGG CGGGTGGATA AC -            #CTGAGGTA   2760                                                                 - - GGGAGTTCGA GACCAGCCTG ACCAACATGG AGAAACCCCA TCTCTACTAA AA -            #ATAAAAAA   2820                                                                 - - TTAGCCGGGC GTATTGGCGT GCGCCTGTAA TCCCAGCTAC TCAAGAGGCT GA -            #GGCAGGAG   2880                                                                 - - AATCGCCTGA ACCCAGAGGC GGAGGTTGTA GTGAGCCGAA ATCACACCAT TG -            #CACTCCAG   2940                                                                 - - CTTGGGCAAC AATAGCGAAC CTCCATCTCA AATTAAAAAA AAAATGCCTA CA -            #CGCTCTTT   3000                                                                 - - AAAATGCAAG GCTTTCTCTT AAATTAGCCT AACTGAACTG CGTTGAGCTG CT -            #TCAACTTT   3060                                                                 - - GGAATATATG TTTGCCAATC TCCTTGTTTT CTAATGAATA AATGTTTTTA TA - #TA             3114                                                                       - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:13:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 1797 base - #pairs                                                (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:13:                              - - CGGCACGAGA TCGACTGGTT GCAAGTAAAA CAGATGGAAA AATAGTACAG TA -             #TGAATGTG     60                                                                 - - AGGGGGATAC TTGCCAGGAA GAGAAAATAG ATGCCTTACA GTTAGAGTAT TC -            #ATATTTAC    120                                                                 - - TAACAAGCCA GCTGGAATCT CAGCGAATCT ACTGGGAAAA CAAGATAGTT CG -            #GATAGAGA    180                                                                 - - AGGACACAGC AGAGGAAATT AACAACATGA AGACCAAGTT TAAAGAAACA AT -            #TGAGAAGT    240                                                                 - - GTGATAATCT AGAGCACAAA CTAAATGATC TCCTAAAAGA AAAGCAGTCT GT -            #GGAAAGAA    300                                                                 - - AGTGCACTCA GCTAAACACA AAAGTGGCCA AACTCACCAA CGAGCTCAAA GA -            #GGAGCAGG    360                                                                 - - AAATGAACAA GTGTTTGCGA GCCAACCAAG TCCTCCTGCA GAACAAGCTA AA -            #AGAGGAGG    420                                                                 - - AGAGGGTGCT GAAGGAGACC TGTGACCAAA AAGATCTGCA GATCACCGAG AT -            #CCAGGAGC    480                                                                 - - AGCTGCGTGA CGTCATGTTC TACCTGGAGA CACAGCAGAA GATCAACCAT CT -            #GCCTGCCG    540                                                                 - - AGACCCGGCA GGAAATCCAG GAGGGACAGA TCAACATCGC CATGGCCTCG GC -            #CTCGAGCC    600                                                                 - - CTGCCTCTTC GGGGGGCAGT GGGAAGTTGC CCTCCAGGAA GGGCCGCAGC AA -            #GAGGGGCA    660                                                                 - - AGTGACCTTC AGAGCAACAG ACATCCCTGA GACTGTTCTC CCTGACACTG TG -            #AGAGTGTG    720                                                                 - - CTGGGACCTT CAGCTAAATG TGAGGGTGGG CCCTAATAAG TACAAGTGAG GA -            #TCAAGCCA    780                                                                 - - CAGTTGTTTG GCTCTTTCAT TTGCTAGTGT GTGATGTANT GAATGTAAAG GG -            #TGCTGACT    840                                                                 - - GGAGAGCTGA TAGAAAGGCG CTGCGTTCGA AAAGGTCTTA ANAGTTCACT AA -            #CCTCACAT    900                                                                 - - TCTAATGACC ATTTTGCCTT CCTGCTTGGT AGAAGCCCCA ACTCTGCTGT GC -            #ATTTTTCC    960                                                                 - - ATTGTATTTA TGGAGTTGGC GTATTTGACA TTCAGTTCTG GGGTAGGTTT AA -            #GATGTTAA   1020                                                                 - - GTTATTTCTT GTAACCTCAA AGGTAAGGTT ATCTAGCACT AAAGCACCAA AC -            #CTCTCTGA   1080                                                                 - - GGGCATAACA GCTGCTTTAA AGAGAGGTTT CCATTGGCTA TTAAGGAGTT AT -            #GAAAACTC   1140                                                                 - - CCTAGCAATA GTGTCATATC ATTATCATCT CCCCCTTCCT CTGGGGAGTG GA -            #AGAATTGC   1200                                                                 - - TTGAATGTTA TCTGAAAAGA GGCCTGGTAG TAAACCAGGC CCTGGCTCTT TA -            #CCAGCAGT   1260                                                                 - - CATCTCTTCT TGCTCTGGGG CCAGCCAGGA AAAACAAACA ACCCGGGGCA CA -            #TTGGGTAG   1320                                                                 - - ACTCAGTGTA GGAAAAATGG TGGCAGCTCC ACTGTTTATT TTTGGTGACT TC -            #GTACGTCA   1380                                                                 - - TTATGAACCG CAATTAAGGA GGAGGCTTAA TGGCTGTTCC CAAACTCAAA TC -            #TCAGAGTG   1440                                                                 - - GGTATCCTAG CATCTAGCAA NACTGAGTGG GGAGATTTCT CATCCGTGTG AA -            #AATGTAGA   1500                                                                 - - GTGAGGCCTC TGACTAGCTN ATTGTGTATT TTGTTGGGTT TAGTATTTTC TA -            #AATGTTTA   1560                                                                 - - CAAAATATTG GGCTGCATGT TCAGGTTGCA GCTANAGGGA GCTTGGGCAN AT -            #TTTCAATT   1620                                                                 - - ACGCTTTCAA GATATAACCA AAAGCTGTTT CTAAATCCTA AAATTAGAAT TT -            #CAACAGAN   1680                                                                 - - CCCCCTTTAG AACAGTCATA TAACGCTTGT GTGGGCCAAC AGANGGGCTG TG -            #TACTCTCT   1740                                                                 - - CTGGAACCAT AAATGTCAAA TAATTTATAA CCTGCANTAA TTGAGCAACT TA - #AATAA          1797                                                                       - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:14:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 720 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:14:                              - - TAATCACCAT CTGTTTTTGT GGGATGTGCT GCAGCATTTC CCAAAAAACT TN -             #ACGTGTAA     60                                                                 - - TGTTGCAAAA TGAATGTACT CAGACATTNT TAATTTTTAC TTAGGGCAGA CC -            #AACTCTTT    120                                                                 - - GAGTCTCTCT TGGACTTATA TATACAGATA TCTTAAGAGT GGGAATGTAA AG -            #CATAACCT    180                                                                 - - AATTNTCTTT CCTATAGAGA TTCTATTTTA TTTAAAATNT ATTTNTACAC TA -            #GTTAGAAT    240                                                                 - - CCTGCTGTTT TGGCCAAGTA CTTGTCTTGC ATGTCTGACC TTGCAGAAGC TG -            #GGGTGGAT    300                                                                 - - CATAGCATAC TAATGAAGAG AATTAGAAGT AGTTTACAAA GCTCGCTCAC TC -            #CTCATTTC    360                                                                 - - TCTGTGATCC CTTCTATCCA GTGGCCCCAC CACCACCTGG GAAAACAGAT TT -            #TTCAGTAC    420                                                                 - - AGGTGGGATA AATGCTCTGA AAGGCTGTGC CCAGAGGAAT GAGCAAATAG GC -            #AAGTGTTT    480                                                                 - - CCAAACTACT TGGAGGTTTA CAAAAAATAT GTCCCAGAAA AAAAAAAAAT CT -            #TACCAAGA    540                                                                 - - TACGTAAAGA AAAAAAAATT TTTTTTTAAA CAGTCAAAGA GTCATGTTTG AA -            #TTTCACAA    600                                                                 - - AATCACATCA GACAGAAGTT GTTTTCTTCA GGAGGGAAAT GAACCACTTA AT -            #ATACCCAT    660                                                                 - - ACTACCTTGA ACAATGAAAT TGAATTAAAA TAGCCAAACT TTGAAAAAAA AA -            #AAAAAAAA    720                                                                 - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:15:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 1996 base - #pairs                                                (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:15:                              - - CAGAAGTGCA GCGGTGGCGG CGGCTGGTTG CGGGCCGGCG GCGGGCTGGC GG -            #AGATGGAG     60                                                                 - - GTAACTCAGG ATCTTGTTCA AGATGGGGTG GCTTCACCAG CTACCCCTGG GA -            #CCGGGAAA    120                                                                 - - TCTAAGCTGG AAACATTGCC CAAAGAAGAC CTCATCAAGT TTGCCAAGAA AC -            #AGATGATG    180                                                                 - - CTAATACAGA AAGCTAAATC AAGGTGTACA GAATTGGAGA AAGAAATTGA AG -            #AACTCAGA    240                                                                 - - TCAAAACCTG TTACTGAAGG AACTGGTGAT ATTATTAAGG CATTAACTGA AC -            #GTCTGGAT    300                                                                 - - GCTCTTCTTC TGGAAAAAGC AGAGACTGAG CAACAGTGTC TTTCTCTGAA AA -            #AGGAAAAT    360                                                                 - - ATAAAAATGA AGCAAGAGGT TGAGGATTCT GTAACAAAGA TGGGAGATGC AC -            #ATAAGGAG    420                                                                 - - TTGGAACAAT CACATATAAA CTATGTGAAA GAAATTGAAA ATTTGAAAAA TG -            #AGTTGATG    480                                                                 - - GCAGTACGTT CCAAATACAG TGAAGACAAA GCTAACTTAC AAAAGCAGCT GG -            #AAGAACAA    540                                                                 - - TGAATACGCA ATTAGAACTT TCAGAACAAC TTAAATTTCA GAACAACTCT GA -            #AGATAATG    600                                                                 - - TTAAAAAACT ACAAGAAGAG ATTGAGAAAA TTAGGCCAGG CTTTGAGGAG CA -            #AATTTTAT    660                                                                 - - ATCTGCAAAA GCAATTAGAC GCTACCACTG ATGAAAAGAA GGAAACAGTT AC -            #TCAACTCC    720                                                                 - - AAAATATCAT TGAGGCTAAT TCTCAGCATT ACCAAAAAAA TATTAATAGT TT -            #GCAGGAAG    780                                                                 - - AGCTTTTACA GTTGAAAGCT ATACACCAAG AAGAGGTGAA AGAGTTGATG TG -            #CCAGATTG    840                                                                 - - AAGCATCAGC TAAGGAACAT GAAGCAGAGA TAAATAAGTT GAACGAGCTA AA -            #AGAGAACT    900                                                                 - - TAGTAAAACA ATGTGAGGCA AGTGAAAAGA ACATCCAGAA GAAATATGAA TG -            #TGAGTTAG    960                                                                 - - AAAATTTAAG GAAAGCCACC TCAAATGCAA ACCAAGACAA TCAGATATGT TC -            #TATTCTCT   1020                                                                 - - TGCAAGAAAA TACATTTGTA GAACAAGTAG TAAATGAAAA AGTCAAACAC TT -            #AGAAGATA   1080                                                                 - - CCTTAAAAGA ACTTGAATCT CAACACAGTA TCTTAAAAGA TGAGGTAACT TA -            #TATGAATA   1140                                                                 - - ATCTTAAGTT AAAACTTGAA ATGGATGCTC AACATATAAA GGATGAGTTT TT -            #TCATGAAC   1200                                                                 - - GGGAAGACTT AGAGTTTAAA ATTAATGAAT TATTACTAGC TAAAGAAGAA CA -            #GGGCTGTG   1260                                                                 - - TAATTGAAAA ATTAAAATCT GAGCTAGCAG GTTTAAATAA ACAGTTTTGC TA -            #TACTGTAG   1320                                                                 - - AACAGCATAA CAGAGAAGTA CAGAGTCTTA AGGAACAACA TCAAAAAGAA AT -            #ATCAGAAC   1380                                                                 - - TAAATGAGAC ATTTTTGTCA GATTCAGAAA AAGAAAAATT AACATTAATG TT -            #TGAAATAC   1440                                                                 - - AGGGTCTTAA GGAACAGTGT GAAAACCTAC AGCAAGAAAA GCAAGAAGCA AT -            #TTTAAATT   1500                                                                 - - ATGAGAGTTT ACGAGAGATT ATGGAAATTT TACAAACAGA ACTGGGGGAA TC -            #TGCTGGAA   1560                                                                 - - AAATAAGTCA AGAGTTCGAA TCAATGAAGC AACAGCAAGC ATCTGATGTT CA -            #TGAACTGC   1620                                                                 - - AGCAGAAGCT CAGAACTGCT TTTACTGAAA AAGATGCCCT TCTCGAAACT GT -            #GAATCGCC   1680                                                                 - - TCCAGGGAGA AAATGAAAAG TTACTATCTC AACAAGAATT GGTACCAGAA CT -            #TGAAAATA   1740                                                                 - - CCATAAAGAA CCTTCAAGAA AAGAATGGAG TATACTTACT TAGTCTCAGT CA -            #AAGAGATA   1800                                                                 - - CCATGTTAAA AGAATTAGAA GGAAAGATAA ATTCTCTTAC TGAGGAAAAA GA -            #TGATTTTA   1860                                                                 - - TAAATAAACT GAAAAATTCC CATGAAGAAA TGGATAATTT CCATAAGAAA TG -            #TGAAAGGG   1920                                                                 - - AAGAAAGATT GATTCTTGAA CTTGGGAAGA AAGTAGAGCA AACTATCCAG TA -            #CAACAGTG   1980                                                                 - - AACTAGAACA AAAGGT             - #                  - #                      - #  1996                                                                  - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:16:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 3642 base - #pairs                                                (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:16:                              - - GTCCTGCTGA AGCTCACTCA GATTCCCTCA TTGATACCTT TCCTGAGTGT AG -             #TACGGAAG     60                                                                 - - GCTTCTCCAG TGACAGTGAT CTGGTATCTC TTACTGTTGA TGTGGATTCT CT -            #TGCTGAGT    120                                                                 - - TAGATGATGG AATGGCTTCC AATCAAAATT CTCCCATTAG AACTTTTGGT CT -            #CAATCTTT    180                                                                 - - CTTCGGATTC TTCAGCACTA GGGGCTGTTG CTTCTGACAG TGAACAGAGC AA -            #AACAGAAG    240                                                                 - - AAGAACGGGA AAGTCGTAGC CTCTTTCCTG GCAGTTTAAA GCCGAAGCTT GG -            #CAAGAGAG    300                                                                 - - ATTATTTGGA GAAAGCAGGA GAATTAATAA AGCTGGCTTT AAAAAAGGAA GA -            #AGAAGACG    360                                                                 - - ACTATGAAGC TGCTTCTGAT TTTTATAGGA AGGGAGTTGA TTTACTCCTA GA -            #AGGTGTTC    420                                                                 - - AAGGAGAGTC AAGCCCTACC CGTCGAGAAG CTGTGAAGAG AAGAACAGCC GA -            #GTACCTCA    480                                                                 - - TGCGGGCAGA AAGTATCTCT AGTCTTTATG GGAAACCTCA GCTTGATGAT GT -            #ATCTCAGC    540                                                                 - - CTCCAGGATC ACTAAGTTCA AGGCCCCTTT GGAACCTAAG GAGCCCTGCC GA -            #GGAGCTGA    600                                                                 - - AGGCCTTCAG AGTCCTTGGG GTGATTGACA AGGTTTTACT TGTAATGGAC AC -            #AAGGACAG    660                                                                 - - AACACACTTT CATTTTAANA GGTCTAAGGA AAAGCAGTGA ATACAGCAGG AA -            #CAGAAAGA    720                                                                 - - CCATCCNCCC CCGCTGTGTG CCCANCATGG TGTGTCTGCA TAAGTACATC AT -            #CTCTGAAG    780                                                                 - - AGTCANTATT TCTTGTGCTG CAGCATGCGG AANGTGGCAA ACTGTGGTCA TA -            #TATCAGTA    840                                                                 - - AATTTCTAAA CAGAAGTCCT GAAGAAAGCT TTGACATCAA GGAAGTGAAA AA -            #ACCTACAC    900                                                                 - - TTGCAAAAGT TCACCTGCAG CAGCCAACTT CTAGTCCTCA GGACAGCAGT AG -            #CTTTGAAT    960                                                                 - - CCAGAGGAAG TGATGGTGGA AGCATGCTTA AAGCTCTGCC TTTGAAGAGT AG -            #TCTTACTC   1020                                                                 - - CAAGTTCTCA AGATGACAGC AACCAGGAAG ATGATGGCCA AGATAGCTCT CC -            #AAAGTGGC   1080                                                                 - - CAGATTCTGG TTCAAGTTCA GAAGAAGAAT GTACTACTAG TTATTTAACA TT -            #ATGCAATG   1140                                                                 - - AATATGGGCA AGAAAAGATT GAACCAGGGT CTTTGAATGA GGAGCCCTTC AT -            #GAAGACTG   1200                                                                 - - AAGGGAATGG TGTTGATACA AAAGCTATTA AAAGCTTCCC AGCACACCTT GC -            #TGCTGACA   1260                                                                 - - GTGACAGCCC CAGCACACAG CTGAGAGCTC ACGAGCTGAA GTTCTTCCCC AA -            #CGATGACC   1320                                                                 - - CAGAAGCAGT TAGTTCTCCA AGAACATCAG ATTCCCTCAG TAGATCAAAA AA -            #TAGCCCCA   1380                                                                 - - TGGAATTCTT TAGGATAGAC AGTAAGGATA GCGCAAGTGA ACTCCTGGGA CT -            #TGACTTTG   1440                                                                 - - GAGAAAAATT GTATAGTCTA AAATCAGAAC CTTTGAAACC ATTCTTTACT CT -            #TCCAGATG   1500                                                                 - - GAGACAGTGC TTCTAGGAGT TTTAATACTA GTGAAAGCAA GGTAGAGTTT AA -            #AGCTCAGG   1560                                                                 - - ACACCATTAG CAGGGGCTCA GATGACTCAG TGCCAGTTAT TTCATTTAAA GA -            #TGCTGCTT   1620                                                                 - - TTGATGATGT CAGTGGTACT GATGAAGGAA GACCTGATCT TCTTGTAAAT TT -            #ACCTGGTG   1680                                                                 - - AATTGGAGTC AACAAGAGAA GCTGCAGCAA TGGGACCTAC TAAGTTTACA CA -            #AACTAATA   1740                                                                 - - TAGGGATAAT AGAAAATAAA CTCTTGGAAG CCCCTGATGT TTTATGCCTC AG -            #GCTTAGTA   1800                                                                 - - CTGAACAATG CCAAGCACAT GAGGAGAAAG GCATAGAGGA ACTGAGTGAT CC -            #CTCTGGGC   1860                                                                 - - CCAAATCCTA TAGTATAACA GAGAAACACT ATGCACAGGA GGATCCCAGG AT -            #GTTATTTG   1920                                                                 - - TAGCANCTGT TGATCATAGT AGTTCAGGAG ATATGTCTTT GTTACCCAGC TC -            #AGATCCTA   1980                                                                 - - AGTTTCAAGG ACTTGGAGTG GTTGAGTCAN CAGTAACTGC AAACAACACA GA -            #AGAAAGCT   2040                                                                 - - TATTCCGTAT TTGTAGTCCA CTCTCAGGTG CTAATGAATA TATTGCAAGC AC -            #AGACACTT   2100                                                                 - - TAAAAACAGA AGAAGTATTG CTGTTTACAG ATCAGACTGA TGATTTGGCT AA -            #AGAGGAAC   2160                                                                 - - CAACTTCTTT ATTCCANAGA GACTCTGAGA CTAAGGGTGA AAGTGGTTTA GT -            #GCTAGAAG   2220                                                                 - - GAGACAAGGA AATACATCAG ATTTTTGAAG GACCTTGATA AAAAATTAGC AC -            #TANCCTCC   2280                                                                 - - AGGTTTTACA TCCCAGAGGG CTGCATTCAA AGNTGGGCAG CTGAAATGGT GG -            #TAGCCCTT   2340                                                                 - - NGATGCTTTA ACATAGAGAG GGAATTGTGT GCCGCGATTG AACCCAAACA AN -            #ATNTTATT   2400                                                                 - - GAATGATAGA GGACACATTC AGNTAACGTA TTTTAGCAGG TGGAGTGAGG TT -            #GAAGATTC   2460                                                                 - - CTGTGACAGC GATGCCATAG AGAGAATGTA CTGTGCCCCA GAGGTTGGAG CA -            #ATCACTGA   2520                                                                 - - AGAAACTGAA GCCTGTGATT GGTGGAGTTT GGGTGCTGTC CTCTTTGAAC TT -            #NTCACTGG   2580                                                                 - - CAAGACTCTG GTTGAATGCC ATCCAGCAGG AATAAATACT CACACTACTT TG -            #AACATGCC   2640                                                                 - - AGAATGTGTC TCTGAAGAGG CTCGCTCACT CATTCAACAG CTCTTGCAGT TC -            #AATCCTCT   2700                                                                 - - GGAACGACTT GGTGCTGGAG TTGCTGGTGT TGAAGATATC AAATCTCATC CA -            #TTTTTTAC   2760                                                                 - - CCCTGTGGAT TGGGCAGAAC TGATGAGATG AACGTAATGC AGGGTTATCT TC -            #ACACATTC   2820                                                                 - - TGATCTTCTC TGTGACAGGC ATCTCCAGCA CTGAGGCACC TCTGACTCAC AG -            #TTACTTAT   2880                                                                 - - GGAGCACCAA AGCATTTGGA TAAGGACCGT TATAGGAAAT GGGGGGGAAA TG -            #GCTAAAAG   2940                                                                 - - AGAACAATTT GTTTACAATT ACAAGATATT AGCTAATTGT GCCAGGGGCT GT -            #TATATACA   3000                                                                 - - TATATACACA ACCAAGGTGT GATCTGAATT TAATCCACAT TTGGTGTTGC AG -            #ATGAGTTG   3060                                                                 - - TAAAGCCAAC TGAAAGAGTT CCTTCAAGAA GTTCCTCTGA TAGGAAGCTA GA -            #AGTGTAGA   3120                                                                 - - ATGAAGTTTT ACTTGACAGA AGGACCTTTA CATGGCAGCT AACAGTGCTT TT -            #TGCTGACC   3180                                                                 - - AGGATTGGTT TATATGATTA AATTAATATT TGCTTAATAA TACACTAAAA GT -            #ATATGAAC   3240                                                                 - - AATGTCATCA ATGAAACTTA AAAGCGAGAA AAAAGAATAT ACACATAATT TC -            #TGACGGAA   3300                                                                 - - AACCTGTACC CTGATGCTGT ATAATGTATG TTGAATGTGG TCCCAGATTA TT -            #TCTGTAAG   3360                                                                 - - AAGACACTCC ATGTTGTCAG CTTTGTACTC TTTGTTGATA CTGCTTATTT AG -            #AGAAGGGT   3420                                                                 - - TCATATAAAC ACTCACTCTG TGTCTTCAAC AGCATCTTTC TTTCCCCATC TT -            #TCTATTTT   3480                                                                 - - CTGCACCCTC TGCTTGTTCC CTCATATTCT GTTCTTCCGA CTCCTGCTAA CA -            #CACATGCA   3540                                                                 - - ACAAAAAAGG GAAGGGAGTG CTTATTTCCC TTTGTGTAAG GACTAAGAAA TC -            #ATGATATC   3600                                                                 - - AAATAAACAT GGTGAAACAT TNANAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AA    - #                      - #3642                                                                     - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:17:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 1397 base - #pairs                                                (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:17:                              - - GTTCAACTCA ATAGAAGATG ACGTTTGCCA GCTAGTGTAT GTGGAAAGAG CT -             #GAAGTGCT     60                                                                 - - CAAATCTGAA GATGGCGCCA GCCTCCCAGT GATGGACCTG ACTGAACTCC CC -            #AAGTGCAC    120                                                                 - - GGTGTGTCTG GAGCGCATGG ACGAGTCTGT GAATGGCATC CTCACAACGT TA -            #TGTAACCA    180                                                                 - - CATCTTCCAC AGCCAGTGTC TACAGCGCTG GGACGATACC ACGTGTCCTG TT -            #TGCCGGTA    240                                                                 - - CTGTCAAACG CCCGAGCCAG TAGAAGAAAA TAAGTGTTTT GAGTGTGGTG TT -            #CAGGAAAA    300                                                                 - - TCTTTGGATT TGTTTAATAT GCGGCCACAT AGGATGTGGA CGGTATGTCA GT -            #CGACATGC    360                                                                 - - TTATAAGCAC TTTGAGGAAA CGCAGCACAC GTATGCCATG CAGCTTACCA AC -            #CATCGAGT    420                                                                 - - CTGGGACTAT GCTGGAGATA ACTATGTTCA TCGACTGGTT GCAAGTAAAA CA -            #GATGGAAA    480                                                                 - - AATAGTACAG TATGAATGTG AGGGGGATAC TTGCCAGGAA GAGAAAATAG AT -            #GCCTTACA    540                                                                 - - GTTAGAGTAT TCATATTTAC TAACAAGCCA GCTGGAATCT CAGCGAATCT AC -            #TGGGAAAA    600                                                                 - - CAAGATAGTT CGGATAGAGA AGGACACAGC AGAGGAAATT AACAACATGA AG -            #ACCAAGTT    660                                                                 - - TAAAGAAACA ATTGAGAAGT GTGATAATCT AGAGCACAAA CTAAATGATC TC -            #CTAAAAGA    720                                                                 - - AAAGCAGTCT GTGGAAAGAA AGTGCACTCA GCTAAACACA AAAGTGGCCA AA -            #CTCACCAA    780                                                                 - - CGAGCTCAAA GAGGAGCAGG AAATGAACAA GTGTTTGCGA GCCAACCAAG TC -            #CTCCTGCA    840                                                                 - - GAACAAGCTA AAAGAGGAGG AGAGGGTGCT GAAGGAGACC TGTGACCAAA AA -            #GATCTGCA    900                                                                 - - GATCACCGAG ATCCAGGAGC AGCTGCGTGA CGTCATGTTC TACCTGGAGA CA -            #CAGCAGAA    960                                                                 - - AGATCAACCA TCTGCCTGCC GAGACCCGGC AGGAAATCCA GGAGGGACAG AT -            #CAACATCG   1020                                                                 - - CCATGGCCTC GGCCTCGAGC CCTGCCTCTT CGGGGGGCAG TGGGAAGTTG CC -            #CTCCAGGA   1080                                                                 - - AGGGCCGCAG CAAGAGGGGC AAGTGACCTT CAGAGCAACA GACATCCCTG AG -            #ACTGTTCT   1140                                                                 - - CCCTGACACT GTGAGAGTGT GCTGGGACCT TCAGCTAAAT GTGAGGGTGG GC -            #CCTAATAA   1200                                                                 - - GTACAAGTGA GGATCAAGCC ACAGTTGTTT GGCTCTTTCA TTTGCTAGTG TG -            #TGATGTAG   1260                                                                 - - TGAATGTAAA GGGTGCTGAC TGGAGAGCTG ATAGAAAGGC GCTGCGTTCG AA -            #AAGGTCTT   1320                                                                 - - AAGAGTTCAC TAACCTCACA TTCTAATGAC CANTTTGCCT TCCTGCTTGG TA -            #GAAGCCCC   1380                                                                 - - ACACTCTGCT GTGCATT             - #                  - #                      - # 1397                                                                  - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:18:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 800 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:18:                              - - CGGTAATTGA GCANACTTAA AATAAGACCT GTGTTGGAAT TTAGTTTCCT CT -             #GAAGAGGT     60                                                                 - - AGAGGGATAG GTTAGTAAGA TGTATTGTTA AACAACAGGT TTTAGTTTTT GC -            #TTTTATAA    120                                                                 - - TTAGCCACAG GTTTTCAAAT GATCACATTT CAGAATAGGT TTTTAGCCTG TA -            #ATTAGGCC    180                                                                 - - TCATCCCCTT TGACCTAAAT GTCTTACATG TTACTTGTTA GCACATCAAC TG -            #TATCACTA    240                                                                 - - ATCACCATCT GNTTTTGTGG GATGTGCTGC AGCATTTCCC AAAAAACTTT AC -            #GTGTAATG    300                                                                 - - TTGCAAAATG AATGTACTCA GACATTCTTA ATTTTTACTT AGGGCAGACC AA -            #CTCTTTGA    360                                                                 - - GTCTCTCTTG GACTTATATA TACAGATATC TTAAGAGTGG GAATGTAAAG CA -            #TAACCTAA    420                                                                 - - TTCTCTTTCC TATAGAGATT CTATTTTATT TAAAATCTAT TTTTACACTA GT -            #TAGAATCC    480                                                                 - - TGCTGTTTTG GCCAAGTACT TGTCTTGCAT GTCTGACCTT GCAGAAGCTG GG -            #GTGGATCA    540                                                                 - - TAGCATACTA ATGAAGAGAA TTAGAAGTAG TTTACAAAGC TCGCTCACTC CT -            #CATTTCTC    600                                                                 - - TGTGATCCCT TCTATCCAGT GGCCCCACCA CCACCTGGGA AAACAGATTT TT -            #CAGTACAG    660                                                                 - - GTGGGATAAA TGCTCTGAAA GGCTGTGCCC AGAGGAATGA GCAAATAGGC AA -            #GTGTTTCC    720                                                                 - - AAACTACTTG GAGGTTTACA AAAAATATGT CCCAGAAAAA AAAAAAATCT TA -            #CCAAGATA    780                                                                 - - CGTAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA            - #                  - #                      - #800                                                                  - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:19:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 1810 base - #pairs                                                (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:19:                              - - GCAGCTCCCA GGTGCGTGTT AAAAGCTGGA GGGGGGATAT GTGATCCCAG GA -             #CCAAAAGC     60                                                                 - - GCGGGGCCAG ACTCATCGGT TCATTCAACA ACCAGTATTT AGTGCCTGCT GT -            #GTTCTGCA    120                                                                 - - GGCCCTGCCA TAGGCGCTTG ATACAGCGGT GCATAGCGTA TGAAAAAGAT CT -            #GTCCTGGC    180                                                                 - - TGAGCATCCG TAATATAAAA ATCTGAAATC TGAAATGCTC CAAAATCCTA AA -            #CTTTTTGA    240                                                                 - - GTGCTGACAT TATGCCACAA ATGGAAAATT TCATACCTGA CCTTATGTGG GT -            #TGCANTCA    300                                                                 - - AAACACAGGT GCACAACACC CAGTTCATGC AACATCCCCA ATGGGAAAAA AG -            #ACCCCCCC    360                                                                 - - AGCTCTCTTC TGCTGCAGTT TTTCTGCTCA CACCTGGATT TCCCCATGCA TT -            #CCCACAAA    420                                                                 - - AAGTAATTAA ATGGCATGCG TGCAGGCTGG ACACGCCAAC AACAGGTTTC CC -            #ACAATGCC    480                                                                 - - CCACATGGGG CCAAGACCTG TGTGCATTAC TCATTGCATT TTTTTGCTTA TT -            #CTCTGCTG    540                                                                 - - TGTGGTATAA ATATATTGTT GAAAATGTCA AAAAGACCTA AAGATACCCC TG -            #TGAATATC    600                                                                 - - AGTGATAAGA AAAAGAGGAA GCATTTATGT TTATCTATAG CACAGAAAGT CA -            #AGTTGTTG    660                                                                 - - GAGAAACTGG ACAGTGGTGT AAGTGTGAAA CATCTTACAG AAGAGTATGG TG -            #TTGGAATG    720                                                                 - - ACCACCATAT ATGACCTGAA GAAACAGAAG GATAAACTGT TGAAGTTTTA TG -            #CTGAAAGT    780                                                                 - - GATGAGCAGA TATTAATGAA AAATAGAAAA ACACTTCATA AAGCTAAAAA TG -            #AAGATCTT    840                                                                 - - GATCGTGTAT TGAAAGAGTG GATCCGTCAG CGTCGCAGTG AACACATGCC AC -            #TTAATGGT    900                                                                 - - ATGCTGATCA TGAAACAAGC AAAGATATAT CACAATGAAC TAAAAATTGA GG -            #GGAACTGT    960                                                                 - - GAATATTCAA CAGGCTGGTT GCAGAAATTT AAGAAAAGAC ATGGCATTAA AT -            #TTTTAAAG   1020                                                                 - - ACTTGTGGCA ATAAAGCATC TGCTGGTCAT GAAGCAACAG AGAAGTTTAC TG -            #GCAATTTC   1080                                                                 - - AGTAATGATG ATGAACAAGA TGGTAACTTT GAAGGATTCA NTATGTCAAG TG -            #AGAAAAAA   1140                                                                 - - ATAATGTCTG ACCTCCTTAC ATATACAAAA AATATACATC CAGAGACTGT CA -            #GTAAGCTG   1200                                                                 - - GAAGAAGAGG ATATCTTTNA TGTTTTTAAC AGTAATAATG AGGCTCCAGT TG -            #TTCATTCA   1260                                                                 - - TTGTCCAATG GTGAAGTAAC AAAAATGGTT CTGAATCAAG ATGATCATGA TG -            #ATAATGAT   1320                                                                 - - AATGAAGATG ATGTTAACAC TGCAGAAAAA GTGCCTATAG ACGACATGGT AA -            #AAATGTGT   1380                                                                 - - GATGGGCTTA TTAAAGGACT AGAGCAGCAT GCATTCATAA CAGAGCAAGA AA -            #TCATGTCA   1440                                                                 - - GTTTATAAAA TCAAAGAGAG ACTTCTAAGA CAAAAAGCAT CATTAATGAG GC -            #AGATGACT   1500                                                                 - - CTGAAAGAAA CATTTAAAAA AGCCATCCAG AGGAATGCTT CTTCCTCTCT AC -            #AGGACCCA   1560                                                                 - - CTTCTTGGTC CCTCAACTGC TTCTGATGCT TCTTCTCACC TAAAAATAAA AT -            #AAAATACA   1620                                                                 - - GTGTACAGTA ACCTTTTAGT CAAAACAGCA TCATACTTGG AAACTGAAAG CC -            #TACTGTTA   1680                                                                 - - TTTGTTATTG TTGCTTAACA GCTGATACAG GTATTCTGGT GACACTACTG TG -            #CTGGCTTA   1740                                                                 - - CTTAACCTGA ATACACTATT TTTTTCGTTG TAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAANAA NA -            #AAAAAAAA   1800                                                                 - - AAAAAANANA                - #                  - #                      - #      1810                                                                  - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:20:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 70 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:20:                              - - Ala Arg Glu Gly Gly Lys Met Val Leu Glu Se - #r Thr Met Val Cys Val      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Asp Asn Ser Glu Tyr Met Arg Asn Gly Asp Ph - #e Leu Pro Thr Arg Leu                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Gln Ala Gln Gln Asp Ala Val Asn Ile Xaa Cy - #s His Ser Lys Thr Arg              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Ser Asn Pro Glu Asn Asn Val Gly Leu Ile Th - #r Leu Ala Asn Asp Cys          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Glu Val Leu Thr Thr Leu                                                  65                  - #70                                                      - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 100 amino - #acids                                                (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:21:                              - - Ala Arg Glu Ser Thr Met Val Cys Val Asp As - #n Ser Glu Tyr Met Arg      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Asn Gly Asp Phe Leu Pro Thr Arg Leu Gln Al - #a Gln Gln Asp Ala Val                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Asn Ile Val Cys His Ser Lys Thr Arg Ser As - #n Pro Glu Asn Asn Val              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Gly Leu Ile Thr Leu Ala Asn Asp Cys Glu Va - #l Leu Thr Thr Leu Thr          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Pro Asp Thr Gly Arg Ile Leu Ser Lys Leu Hi - #s Thr Val Gln Pro Lys      65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80        - - Gly Lys Ile Thr Phe Cys Thr Gly Ile Arg Va - #l Ala His Leu Ala Leu                      85  - #                90  - #                95               - - Lys His Arg Gln                                                                      100                                                                - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:22:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 214 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:22:                              - - CGGCACGAGA AGGTGGCAAG ATGGTGTTGG AAAGCACTAT GGTGTGTGTG GA -             #CAACAGTG     60                                                                 - - AGTATATGCG GAATGGAGAC TTCTTACCCA CCAGGCTGCA GGCCCAGCAG GA -            #TGCTGTCA    120                                                                 - - ACATANTTTG TCATTCAAAG ACCCGCAGCA ACCCTGAGAA CAACGTGGGC CT -            #TATCACAC    180                                                                 - - TGGCTAATGA CTGTGAAGTG CTGACCACAC TCAC       - #                  -     #       214                                                                     - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:23:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 375 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23:                              - - TATGGACACA TTTGAGCCAG CCAAGGAGGA GGATGATTAC GACGTGATGC AG -             #GACCCCGA     60                                                                 - - GTTCCTTCAG AGTGTCCTAG AGAACCTCCC AGGTGTGGAT CCCAACAATG AA -            #GCCATTCG    120                                                                 - - AAATGNTATG GGCTCCCTGG CCTCCCAGGC CACCAAGGAC GGCAAGAAGG AC -            #AAGAAGGA    180                                                                 - - GGAAGACAAG AAGTGAGACT GGAGGGAAAG GGTAGCTGAG TCTGCTTAGG GG -            #ACTGCATG    240                                                                 - - GGAAGCACGG AATATAGGGT TAGATGTGTG TTATCTGTAA CCATTACAGC CT -            #AAATAAAG    300                                                                 - - CTTGGCAACT TTTTAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AA -            #AAAAAAAA    360                                                                 - - AAAAAAAAAC TCGAG              - #                  - #                      - #   375                                                                  - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:24:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 304 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:24:                              - - CGGCACGAGA AAGCACTATG GTGTGTGTGG ACAACAGTGA GTATATGCGG AA -             #TGGAGACT     60                                                                 - - TCTTACCCAC CAGGCTGCAG GCCCAGCAGG ATGCTGTCAA CATAGTTTGT CA -            #TTCAAAGA    120                                                                 - - CCCGCAGCAA CCCTGAGAAC AACGTGGGCC TTATCACACT GGCTAATGAC TG -            #TGAAGTGC    180                                                                 - - TGACCACACT CACCCCAGAC ACTGGCCGTA TCCTGTCCAA GCTACATACT GT -            #CCAACCCA    240                                                                 - - AGGGCAAGAT CACCTTCTGC ACGGGCATCC GCGTTGCCCA TCTGGCTCTG AA -            #GCACCGAC    300                                                                 - - AAGG                 - #                  - #                  - #                304                                                                  - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:25:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 22 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:25:                              - - Val Arg Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Pro Gly Gl - #y Gly Gly Val Gly Gly      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Arg Cys Gly Gly Gly Gly                                                              20                                                                 - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:26:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 78 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:26:                              - - Ala Arg Ala Ala Arg Ala Lys Ala Gln Ala Le - #u Ile Gln Asn Leu Ser      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Leu Leu Leu Val Asp Ala Ser Val Gly Thr Il - #e Gln Cys Leu Glu Glu                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Ile Leu Cys Glu Phe Val Gln Lys Asp Glu Le - #u Lys Pro Ala Val Thr              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Xaa Leu Leu Trp Glu Arg Ala Thr Glu Lys Va - #l Ala Cys Cys Pro Leu          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Glu Arg Cys Ser Ser Val Met Leu Leu Gly Me - #t Met Ala Arg              65                  - #70                  - #75                               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 384 amino - #acids                                                (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:27:                              - - Lys Met Val Leu Glu Ser Thr Met Val Cys Va - #l Asp Asn Ser Glu Tyr      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Met Arg Asn Gly Asp Phe Leu Pro Thr Arg Le - #u Gln Ala Gln Gln Asp                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Ala Val Asn Ile Val Cys His Ser Lys Thr Ar - #g Ser Asn Pro Glu Asn              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Asn Val Gly Leu Ile Thr Leu Ala Asn Asp Cy - #s Glu Val Leu Thr Thr          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Leu Thr Pro Asp Thr Gly Arg Ile Leu Ser Ly - #s Leu His Thr Val Gln      65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80        - - Pro Lys Gly Lys Ile Thr Phe Cys Thr Gly Il - #e Arg Val Ala His Leu                      85  - #                90  - #                95               - - Ala Leu Lys His Arg Gln Gly Lys Asn His Ly - #s Met Arg Ile Ile Ala                  100      - #           105      - #           110                  - - Phe Val Gly Ser Pro Val Glu Asp Asn Glu Ly - #s Asp Leu Val Lys Leu              115          - #       120          - #       125                      - - Ala Lys Arg Leu Lys Lys Glu Lys Val Asn Va - #l Asp Ile Ile Asn Phe          130              - #   135              - #   140                          - - Gly Glu Glu Glu Val Asn Thr Glu Lys Leu Th - #r Ala Phe Val Asn Thr      145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -      #60                                                                              - - Leu Asn Gly Lys Asp Gly Thr Gly Ser His Le - #u Val Thr Val Pro        Pro                                                                                             165  - #               170  - #               175             - - Gly Pro Ser Leu Ala Asp Ala Leu Ile Ser Se - #r Pro Ile Leu Ala Gly                  180      - #           185      - #           190                  - - Glu Gly Gly Ala Met Leu Gly Leu Gly Ala Se - #r Asp Phe Glu Phe Gly              195          - #       200          - #       205                      - - Val Asp Pro Ser Ala Asp Pro Glu Leu Ala Le - #u Ala Leu Arg Val Ser          210              - #   215              - #   220                          - - Met Glu Glu Gln Arg Gln Arg Gln Glu Glu Gl - #u Ala Arg Arg Ala Ala      225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -      #40                                                                              - - Ala Ala Ser Ala Ala Glu Ala Gly Ile Ala Th - #r Thr Gly Thr Glu        Asp                                                                                             245  - #               250  - #               255             - - Ser Asp Asp Ala Leu Leu Lys Met Thr Ile Se - #r Gln Gln Glu Phe Gly                  260      - #           265      - #           270                  - - Arg Thr Gly Leu Pro Asp Leu Ser Ser Met Th - #r Glu Glu Glu Gln Ile              275          - #       280          - #       285                      - - Ala Tyr Ala Met Gln Met Ser Leu Gln Gly Al - #a Glu Phe Gly Gln Ala          290              - #   295              - #   300                          - - Glu Ser Ala Asp Ile Asp Ala Ser Ser Ala Me - #t Asp Thr Ser Glu Pro      305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -      #20                                                                              - - Ala Lys Glu Glu Asp Asp Tyr Asp Val Met Gl - #n Asp Pro Glu Phe        Leu                                                                                             325  - #               330  - #               335             - - Gln Ser Val Leu Glu Asn Leu Pro Gly Val As - #p Pro Asn Asn Glu Ala                  340      - #           345      - #           350                  - - Ile Arg Asn Ala Met Gly Ser Leu Pro Pro Ar - #g Pro Pro Arg Thr Ala              355          - #       360          - #       365                      - - Arg Arg Thr Arg Arg Arg Lys Thr Arg Ser Gl - #u Thr Gly Gly Lys Gly          370              - #   375              - #   380                          - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 68 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:28:                              - - Ala Arg Asp Ala Tyr Ser Phe Ser Arg Lys Il - #e Thr Glu Ala Ile Gly      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Ile Ile Ser Lys Met Met Tyr Glu Asn Thr Th - #r Thr Val Val Gln Glu                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Val Ile Glu Phe Phe Val Met Val Phe Gln Ph - #e Gly Val Pro Gln Ala              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Leu Phe Gly Val Arg Arg Met Leu Pro Leu Il - #e Trp Ser Lys Glu Pro          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Gly Val Arg Glu                                                          65                                                                             - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:29:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 97 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:29:                              - - Ala Arg Ala Gln Ala Leu Phe Gly Val Arg Ar - #g Met Leu Pro Leu Ile      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Trp Ser Lys Glu Pro Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Va - #l Leu Asn Ala Tyr Arg                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Gln Leu Tyr Leu Asn Pro Lys Gly Asp Ser Al - #a Arg Ala Lys Ala Gln              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Ala Leu Ile Gln Asn Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu Va - #l Asp Ala Ser Val Gly          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Thr Ile Gln Cys Leu Glu Glu Ile Leu Cys Gl - #u Phe Val Gln Lys Asp      65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80        - - Glu Leu Lys Pro Ala Val Thr Gln Leu Leu Tr - #p Glu Pro Ala Thr Glu                      85  - #                90  - #                95               - - Lys                                                                       - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:30:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 116 amino - #acids                                                (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:30:                              - - Ala Arg Ala Thr Thr Ala Phe Gly Cys Arg Il - #e Trp Asn Pro Cys Ala      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Ala Leu Thr Met Lys Gln Ser Ser Asn Val Pr - #o Ala Phe Leu Ser Lys                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Leu Trp Thr Leu Val Glu Glu Thr His Thr As - #n Glu Phe Ile Thr Trp              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Ser Gln Asn Gly Gln Ser Phe Leu Val Leu As - #p Glu Gln Arg Phe Ala          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Lys Glu Ile Leu Pro Lys Tyr Phe Lys His As - #n Asn Met Ala Ser Phe      65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80        - - Val Arg Gln Leu Asn Met Tyr Gly Phe Arg Ly - #s Val Ile His Ile Asp                      85  - #                90  - #                95               - - Ser Gly Ile Val Lys Gln Glu Arg Asp Gly Pr - #o Val Glu Phe Gln His                  100      - #           105      - #           110                  - - Pro Tyr Phe Gln                                                                  115                                                                    - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:31:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 124 amino - #acids                                                (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                             (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:31:                              - - Ala Arg Gly Ala Thr Cys Glu Arg Cys Lys Gl - #y Gly Phe Ala Pro Ala      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Glu Lys Ile Val Asn Ser Asn Gly Glu Leu Ty - #r His Glu Gln Cys Phe                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Val Cys Ala Gln Cys Phe Gln Gln Phe Pro Gl - #u Gly Leu Phe Tyr Glu              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Phe Glu Gly Arg Lys Tyr Cys Glu His Asp Ph - #e Gln Met Leu Phe Ala          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Pro Cys Cys His Gln Cys Gly Glu Phe Ile Il - #e Gly Arg Val Ile Lys      65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80        - - Ala Met Asn Asn Ser Trp His Pro Glu Cys Ph - #e Arg Cys Asp Leu Cys                      85  - #                90  - #                95               - - Gln Glu Val Leu Ala Asp Ile Gly Phe Val Ly - #s Asn Ala Gly Arg His                  100      - #           105      - #           110                  - - Leu Cys Arg Pro Cys His Asn Arg Glu Lys Al - #a Arg                              115          - #       120                                             - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:32:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 768 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:32:                              - - TACGAGGAGG AGGAGGAGGA GGCCCCGGAG GAGGAGGCGT TGGAGGTCGA TG -             #CGGAGGCG     60                                                                 - - GAGGATGAGG AGGCCGAGGC GCCGGAGGAG GCCGAGGCGC CGGAGCAGGA GG -            #AGGCCGGC    120                                                                 - - CGGAGGCGGC ATGAGACGAG CGTGGCGGCC GCGGCTGCTC GGGGCCGCGC TG -            #GTTGCCCA    180                                                                 - - TTGACAGCGG CGTCTGCAGC TCGCTTCAAG ATGGCCGCTT GGCTCGCATT CA -            #TTTTCTGC    240                                                                 - - TGAACGACTT TTAACTTTCA TTGTCTTTTC CGCCCGCTTC GATCGCCTCG CG -            #CCGGCTGC    300                                                                 - - TCTTTCCGGG ATTTTTTATC AAGCAGAAAT GCATCGAACA ACGAGAATCA AG -            #ATCACTGA    360                                                                 - - GCTAAATCCC CACCTGATGT GTGTGCTTTG TGGAGGGTAC TTCATTGATG CC -            #ACAACCAT    420                                                                 - - AATAGAATGT CTACATTCCT TCTGTAAAAC GTGTATTGTT CGTTACCTGG AG -            #ACCAGCAA    480                                                                 - - GTATTGTCCT ATTTGTGATG TCCAAGTTCA CAAGACCAGA CCACTACTGA AT -            #ATAAGGTC    540                                                                 - - AGATAAAACT CTCCAAGATA TTGTATACAA ATTAGTTCCA GGGCTTTTCA AA -            #AATGAAAT    600                                                                 - - GAAGAGAAGA AGGGATTTTT ATGCAGCTCA TCCTTCTGCT GATGCTGCCA AT -            #GGCTCTAA    660                                                                 - - TGAAGATNGA GGAGAGGTTG CAGATGAAGA TAAGAGAATT ATAACTGATG AT -            #GAGATAAT    720                                                                 - - AAGCTTATCC ATTGAATTCT TTGACCAGAA CAGATTGGAT CGGAAAGT  - #                   768                                                                        - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:33:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 642 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:33:                              - - TTTAAATAAA CCAGCAGGTT GCTAAAAGAA GGCATTTTAT CTAAAGTTAT TT -             #TAATAGGT     60                                                                 - - GGTATAGCAG TAATTTTAAA TTTAAGAGTT GCTTTTACAG TTAACAATGG AA -            #TATGCCTT    120                                                                 - - CTCTGCTATG TCTGAAAATA GAAGNTATTT ATTATGAGCT TNTACAGGTA TT -            #TTTAAATA    180                                                                 - - GAGCAAGCAT GTTGAATTTA AAATATGAAT AACCCCACCC AACAATTTTC AG -            #TTTATTTT    240                                                                 - - TTGCTTTGGT CGAACTTGGT GTGTGTTCAT CACCCATCAG TTATTTGTGA GG -            #GTGTTTAT    300                                                                 - - TCTATATGAA TATTGTTTCA TGTTTGTATG GGAAAATTGT AGCTAAACAT TT -            #CATTGTCC    360                                                                 - - CCAGTCTGCA AAAGAAGCAC AATTCTATTG CTTTGTCTTG CTTATAGTCA TT -            #AAATCATT    420                                                                 - - ACTTTTACAT ATATTGCTGT TACTTCTGCT TTCTTTAAAA ATATAGTAAA GG -            #ATGTTTTA    480                                                                 - - TGAAGTCACA AGATACATAT ATTTTTATTT TGACCTAAAT TTGTACAGTC CC -            #ATTGTAAG    540                                                                 - - TGTTGTTTCT AATTATAGAT GTAAAATGAA ATTTCATTTG TAATTGGAAA AA -            #ATCCAATA    600                                                                 - - AAAAGGATAT TCATTTAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AA    - #                      - # 642                                                                     - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:34:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 236 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:34:                              - - CGGCACGAGC TGCCAGAGCC AAGGCCCAGG CTTTGATTCA GAATCTCTCT CT -             #GCTGCTAG     60                                                                 - - TGGATGCCTC GGTTGGGACC ATTCAGTGTC TTGAGGAAAT TCTCTGTGAG TT -            #TGTGCAGA    120                                                                 - - AGGATGAGTT GAAACCAGCA GTGACCCANC TGCTGTGGGA GCGGGCCACC GA -            #GAAAGTCG    180                                                                 - - CCTGCTGTCC TCTGGAACGC TGTTCCTCTG TCATGCTTCT TGGCATGATG GC - #ACGA            236                                                                       - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:35:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 333 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:35:                              - - CCGGGCGTAT TGGCGTGCGC CTGTAATCCC AGCTAACTCA AGAGGCTGAG GC -             #AGGAGAAT     60                                                                 - - CGCCTGAACC CAGAGGCGGA GGTTGTAGTG AGCCGAAATC ACACCATTGC AC -            #TCCAGCTT    120                                                                 - - GGGCAACAAT AGCGAACCTC CATCTCAAAT TAAAAAAAAA AATGCCTACA CG -            #CTCTTTAA    180                                                                 - - AATGCAAGGC TTTCTCTTAA ATTAGCCTAA CTGAACTGCG TTGAGCTGCT TC -            #AACTTTGG    240                                                                 - - AATATATGTT TGCCAATCTC CTTGTTTTCT AATGAATAAA TGTTTTTATA TA -            #CTTTTAGA    300                                                                 - - AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAACTC GAG       - #                  -      #        333                                                                     - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:36:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 1272 base - #pairs                                                (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:36:                              - - GCAAGATGGT GTTGGAAAGC ACTATGGTGT GTGTGGACAA CAGTGAGTAT AT -            #GCGGAATG     60                                                                 - - GAGACTTCTT ACCCACCAGG CTGCAGGCCC AGCAGGATGC TGTCAACATA GT -            #TTGTCATT    120                                                                 - - CAAAGACCCG CAGCAACCCT GAGAACAACG TGGGCCTTAT CACACTGGCT AA -            #TGACTGTG    180                                                                 - - AAGTGCTGAC CACACTCACC CCAGACACTG GCCGTATCCT GTCCAAGCTA CA -            #TACTGTCC    240                                                                 - - AACCCAAGGG CAAGATCACC TTCTGCACGG GCATCCGCGT GGCCCATCTG GC -            #TCTGAAGC    300                                                                 - - ACCGACAAGG CAAGAATCAC AAGATGCGCA TCATTGCCTT TGTGGGAAGC CC -            #AGTGGAGG    360                                                                 - - ACAATGAGAA GGATCTGGTG AAACTGGCTA AACGCCTCAA GAAGGAGAAA GT -            #AAATGTTG    420                                                                 - - ACATTATCAA TTTTGGGGAA GAGGAGGTGA ACACAGAAAA GCTGACAGCC TT -            #TGTAAACA    480                                                                 - - CGTTGAATGG CAAAGATGGA ACCGGTTCTC ATCTGGTGAC AGTGCCTCCT GG -            #GCCCAGTT    540                                                                 - - TGGCTGATGC TCTCATCAGT TCTCCGATTT TGGCTGGTGA AGGTGGTGCC AT -            #GCTGGGTC    600                                                                 - - TTGGTGCCAG TGACTTTGAA TTTGGAGTAG ATCCCAGTGC TGATCCTGAG CT -            #GGCCTTGG    660                                                                 - - CCCTTCGTGT ATCTATGGAA GAGCAGCGGC AGCGGCAGGA GGAGGAGGCC CG -            #GCGGGCAG    720                                                                 - - CTGCAGCTTC TGCTGCTGAG GCCGGGATTG CTACGACTGG GACTGAAGAC TC -            #AGACGATG    780                                                                 - - CCCTGCTGAA GATGACCATC AGCCAGCAAG AGTTTGGCCG CACTGGGCTT CC -            #TGACCTAA    840                                                                 - - GCAGTATGAC TGAGGAAGAG CAGATTGCTT ATGCCATGCA GATGTCCCTG CA -            #GGGAGCAG    900                                                                 - - AGTTTGGCCA GGCGGAATCA GCAGACATTG ATGCCAGCTC AGCTATGGAC AC -            #ATCTGAGC    960                                                                 - - CAGCCAAGGA GGAGGATGAT TACGACGTGA TGCAGGACCC CGAGTTCCTT CA -            #GAGTGTCC   1020                                                                 - - TAGAGAACCT CCCAGGTGTG GATCCCAACA ATGAAGCCAT TCGAAATGCT AT -            #GGGCTCCC   1080                                                                 - - TGCCTCCCAG GCCACCAAGG ACGGCAAGAA GGACAAGAAG GAGGAAGACA AG -            #AAGTGAGA   1140                                                                 - - CTGGAGGGAA AGGGTAGCTG AGTCTGCTTA GGGGACTGCA TGGGAAGCAC GG -            #AATATAGG   1200                                                                 - - GTTAGATGTG TGTTATCTGT AACCATTACA GCCTAAATAA AGCTTGGCAA CT -            #TTTAAAAA   1260                                                                 - - AAAAAAAAAA AA              - #                  - #                      - #     1272                                                                  - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:37:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 206 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:37:                              - - CGGCACGAGA TGCCTACAGC TTCTCCCGGA AGATTACAGA GGCCATTGGC AT -             #CATCAGCA     60                                                                 - - AGATGATGTA TGAAAACACA ACTACAGTGG TGCAGGAGGT GATTGAATTC TT -            #TGTGATGG    120                                                                 - - TCTTCCAATT TGGGGTACCC CAGGCCCTGT TTGGGGTGCG CCGTATGCTG CC -            #TCTCATCT    180                                                                 - - GGTCTAAGGA GCCTGGTGTC CGGGAA          - #                  - #                 206                                                                     - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:38:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 341 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:38:                              - - TACTAAAAAT AAAAAATTAG CCGGGCGTAT TGGCGTGCGC CTGTAATCCC AG -             #CTACTCAA     60                                                                 - - GAGGCTGAGG CAGGAGAATC GCCTGAACCC AGAGGCGGAG GTTGTAGTGA GC -            #CGAAATCA    120                                                                 - - CACCATTGCA CTCCAGCTTG GGCAACAATA GCGAACCTCC ATCTCAAATT AA -            #AAAAAAAA    180                                                                 - - TGCCTACACG CTCTTTAAAA TGCAAGGCTT TCTCTTAAAT TAGCCTAACT GA -            #ACTGCGTT    240                                                                 - - GAGCTGCTTC AACTTTGGAA TATATGTTTG CCAATCTCCT TGTTTTCTAA TG -            #AATAAATG    300                                                                 - - TTTTTATATA CTTTTAANGA GAGAAAAAAA ANAAACTCGA G    - #                      - #  341                                                                     - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:39:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 293 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:39:                              - - CGGCACGAGC CCAGGCCCTG TTTGGGGTGC GCCGTATGCT GCCTCTCATC TG -             #GTCTAAGG     60                                                                 - - AGCCTGGTGT CCGGGAAGCC GTGCTTAATG CCTACCGCCA ACTCTACCTC AA -            #CCCCAAAG    120                                                                 - - GGGACTCTGC CAGAGCCAAG GCCCAGGCTT TGATTCAGAA TCTCTCTCTG CT -            #GCTAGTGG    180                                                                 - - ATGCCTCGGT TGGGACCATT CAGTGTCTTG AGGAAATTCT CTGTGAGTTT GT -            #GCAGAAGG    240                                                                 - - ATGAGTTGAA ACCAGCAGTG ACCCAGCTGC TGTGGGAACC GGCCACCGAG AA - #A               293                                                                       - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:40:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 350 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:40:                              - - CGGCACGAGC TACCACCGCG TTCGGGTGTA GAATTTGGAA TCCCTGCGCC GC -             #GTTAACAA     60                                                                 - - TGAAGCAGAG TTCGAACGTG CCGGCTTTCC TCAGCAAGCT GTGGACGCTT GT -            #GGAGGAAA    120                                                                 - - CCCACACTAA CGAGTTCATC ACCTGGAGCC AGAATGGCCA AAGTTTTCTG GT -            #CTTGGATG    180                                                                 - - AGCAACGATT TGCAAAAGAA ATTCTTCCCA AATATTTCAA GCACAATAAT AT -            #GGCAAGCT    240                                                                 - - TTGTGAGGCA ACTGAATATG TATGGTTTCC GTAAAGTAAT ACATATCGAC TC -            #TGGAATTG    300                                                                 - - TTAAGCAAGA AAGAGATGGT CCTGTAGAAT TTCAGCATCC TTACTTCCAA  - #                 350                                                                        - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:41:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 377 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:41:                              - - TCCTAAAGCT TTCTCTGCTC CAGTTATTTT TATTAAATAT TTTTCACTTG GC -             #TTATTTTT     60                                                                 - - AAAACTGGGA ACATAAAGTG CCTGTATCTT GTAAAACTTC ATTTGTTTCT TT -            #TGGTTCAG    120                                                                 - - AGAAGTTCAT TTATGTTCAA AGACGTTTAT TCATGTTCAA CAGGAAAGAC AA -            #AGTGTACG    180                                                                 - - TGAATGCTCG CTGTCTGATA GGGTTCCAGC TCCATATATA TAGAAAGATC GG -            #GGGTGGGA    240                                                                 - - TGGGATGGAG TGAGCCCCAT CCAGTTAGTT GGACTAGTTT TAAATAAAGG TT -            #TTCCGGTT    300                                                                 - - TGTGTTTTTT TGAACCATAC TGTTTAGTAA AATAAATACA ATGAATGTTG NA -            #AAAAAAAA    360                                                                 - - AAAAAAAAAA ACTCGAG             - #                  - #                      - #  377                                                                  - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:42:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 374 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:42:                              - - CGGCACGAGG CGCCACTTGC GAGCGCTGCA AGGGCGGCTT TGCGCCCGCT GA -             #GAAGATCG     60                                                                 - - TGAACAGTAA TGGGGAGCTG TACCATGAGC AGTGTTTCGT GTGCGCTCAG TG -            #CTTCCAGC    120                                                                 - - AGTTCCCAGA AGGACTCTTC TATGAGTTTG AAGGAAGAAA GTACTGTGAA CA -            #TGACTTTC    180                                                                 - - AGATGCTCTT TGCCCCTTGC TGTCATCAGT GTGGTGAATT CATCATTGGC CG -            #AGTTATCA    240                                                                 - - AAGCCATGAA TAACAGCTGG CATCCGGAGT GCTTCCGCTG TGACCTCTGC CA -            #GGAAGTTC    300                                                                 - - TGGCAGATAT CGGGTTTGTC AAGAATGCTG GGAGACACCT GTGTCGCCCC TG -            #TCATAATC    360                                                                 - - GTGAGAAAGC CAGA              - #                  - #                      - #    374                                                                  - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:43:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 492 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:43:                              - - CTTTGCATTT TACAGTAAGA ATCAAAGTCC CTTCAGTGTG CCTTTGTCAG CT -             #AATATGTG     60                                                                 - - ACCAGCAATG ACAACCTTGG GAGTATTTAT TAAATATTAT GCTATGAATA TA -            #GGCAACAC    120                                                                 - - AGAACAGGGT TTGCAGTATA GCGTCTTGAT GCTAAATTCT CATATACCTC TA -            #CACGAGAA    180                                                                 - - ATATGGAGGA GAAAAACAAG CATTTACATA TATTCTTCGT CACTTTGAAG AT -            #GCATGACC    240                                                                 - - TGAACTCGAC TGCTTGTGTT TGTTTACATA TCAGGCATAC CCAGGCATCT CC -            #TGCAGCCA    300                                                                 - - GAGGTTCCAT TGCTGTCTTT GCTCAGTCCT CTTTTAAAAT ATGAATTAGT GG -            #ACAGGCAC    360                                                                 - - GGTGCCTCAC ACCTGTAATC CCAGCACTTT GGGAGGTCGA GGCAGGTGGA TC -            #ACGAGGTC    420                                                                 - - AGGAGATCAA GACCATCCTG GCTACCACTG AAACCCCATC TCTACTACAA AA -            #AAAAAAAA    480                                                                 - - AAAAAACTCG AG              - #                  - #                      - #      492                                                                  - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:44:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 15 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:44:                              - - Ser Gln Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Ala His Glu Th - #r Ile Ser Phe Leu          1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:45:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 15 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:45:                              - - Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Ser Ile Leu Asp Glu Va - #l Ile Arg Gly Thr          1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:46:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 21 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:46:                              - - Val Val Lys Thr Tyr Leu Ile Ser Ser Ile Pr - #o Gln Gly Ala Phe Asn      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Tyr Lys Tyr Thr Ala                                                                  20                                                                 - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:47:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 21 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:47:                              - - Val Val Lys Thr Tyr Leu Ile Ser Ser Ile Pr - #o Leu Gln Ala Phe Asn      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Tyr Lys Tyr Thr Ala                                                                  20                                                                 - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:48:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 15 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:48:                              - - Xaa Ala Lys Lys Phe Leu Asp Ala Glu His Ly - #s Leu Asn Phe Ala          1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:49:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 15 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:49:                              - - Xaa Xaa Xaa Lys Ile Lys Lys Phe Ile Gln Gl - #u Asn Ile Phe Gly          1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:50:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 18 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:50:                              - - Xaa Lys Val Lys Val Gly Val Asn Gly Phe Gl - #y Arg Ile Gly Arg Leu      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Val Thr                                                                   - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:51:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 15 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:51:                              - - Xaa Tyr Gln Tyr Pro Ala Leu Thr Xaa Glu Gl - #n Lys Lys Glu Leu          1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:52:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 14 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:52:                              - - Xaa Pro Ala Val Tyr Phe Lys Xaa Xaa Phe Le - #u Asp Xaa Asp              1               5   - #                10                                      - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:53:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 15 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:53:                              - - Xaa Pro Ala Val Tyr Phe Lys Glu Gln Phe Le - #u Asp Gly Asp Gly          1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:54:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 18 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:54:                              - - Xaa Xaa Val Ala Val Leu Xaa Ala Ser Xaa Xa - #a Ile Gly Gln Pro Leu      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Ser Leu                                                                   - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:55:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 15 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:55:                              - - Val Val Lys Thr Tyr Leu Ile Ser Xaa Ile Pr - #o Leu Gln Gly Ala          1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:56:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 15 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:56:                              - - Xaa Xaa Lys Thr Tyr Leu Ile Ser Ser Ile Pr - #o Leu Gln Gly Ala          1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:57:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 15 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:57:                              - - Met Asp Ile Pro Gln Thr Lys Gln Asp Leu Gl - #u Leu Pro Lys Leu          1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:58:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 1497 base - #pairs                                                (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA                                              - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                          (A) ORGANISM: Homo sapi - #ens                                       - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:58:                              - - GGAGGGCAGA GATATCCAGT AGACAGAAGA TCTTGGACCC CAGGAAGTAT AT -             #TGGAAGAG     60                                                                 - - GTGCCTGGAG AAATGGATGC TAGAAGAAAA CACTGGAAGG AGAATATGTT TA -            #CTCCTTTT    120                                                                 - - TTTAGTGCAC AAGATGTTCT AGAAGAGACT TCTGAGCCTG AATCTTCTTC TG -            #AACAAACG    180                                                                 - - ACTGCAGATA GCAGCAAGGG AATGGAAGAA ATTTATAATT TGTCCAGTAG AA -            #AGTTTCAG    240                                                                 - - GAAGAAAGTA AATTTAAGAG GAAAAAATAT ATTTTCCAAC TAAATGAAAT AG -            #AACAAGAA    300                                                                 - - CAAAATTTAA GAGAGAACAA GAGAAACATT TCAAAGAATG AAACAGACAC AA -            #ATTCTGCA    360                                                                 - - TCCTATGAAT CATCTAATGT GGATGTTACA ACAGAAGAAA GCTTTAACAG CA -            #CAGAAGAT    420                                                                 - - AACTCTACCT GCAGTACAGA TAACTTACCA GCTCTACTAA GACAAGACAT AA -            #GAAAGAAA    480                                                                 - - TTTATGGAAA GAATGTCTCC AAAACTTTGC CTGAATCTTT TGAATGAAGA AC -            #TGGAAGAA    540                                                                 - - CTTAATATGA AATACAGAAA AATAGAAGAG GAATTTGAAA ATGCTGAAAA AG -            #AACTTTTG    600                                                                 - - CACTACAAAA AAGAAATATT CACAAAACCC CTAAATTTTC AAGAAACAGA GA -            #CGGATGCT    660                                                                 - - TCAAAAAGTG ACTATGAACT TCAAGCTTTA AGAAATGACC TGTCTGAAAA AG -            #CAACAAAT    720                                                                 - - GTAAAAAACT TAAGTGAACA GCTCCAGCAA GCCAAAGAAG TCATCCACAA AT -            #TGAACCTA    780                                                                 - - GAGAACAGAA ATTTAAAAGA AGCTGTTAGG AAGTTAAAGC ATCAAACCGA GG -            #TTGGAAAT    840                                                                 - - GTGCTCCTAA AAGAAGAAAT GAAATCATAT TATGAATTAG AAATGGCAAA GA -            #TCCGCGGA    900                                                                 - - GAGCTCAGTG TCATCAAGAA TGAACTGAGA ACTGAGAAGA CCCTACAAGC AA -            #GAAATAAC    960                                                                 - - AGAGCCTTGG AGTTGCTTAG AAAATACTAT GCTTCTTCAA TGGTAACATC AT -            #CAAGTATC   1020                                                                 - - CTTGACCACT TTACTGGGGA TTTTTTTTAA AACTTAAAAA AATCCTTCCA GT -            #AGGCAAGT   1080                                                                 - - CATTGAGCCA AATCAGTGTT TATTGTATTT TCTTTGCGTA TTACTTAAAA TA -            #TATGTAAT   1140                                                                 - - AGGATGTTAT TTTCATTTTC AGTAAATCAC AGTATCTATA AAACATATAC AT -            #GTTTCCAA   1200                                                                 - - GCTTCTGCTT TCTCTTTCTG ATGAAGTTAT TGCAGGAATA CAAATGGAAA CG -            #AAGCTTTG   1260                                                                 - - GAAATCTCAT ATCAGAGTGT GTGTGTGTGT GTGTGTGTGT GTGTGTACAC AC -            #ACACATAT   1320                                                                 - - ATTCACTCAA AAACACATAA TGATTCACCA AATCATTTAT GAATACAAAT CA -            #GCAATTTT   1380                                                                 - - GTGATCTCGT AAGCAAATAT GTCTTTGGCA CGTGAATATT TTTCCATCTG TG -            #TTCATTGA   1440                                                                 - - TGTTAACAAT AAAAATCTTG TTTATGTGTA TAAGCCTAAA AAAAAAAAAA AA - #AAAAA          1497                                                                       - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:59:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 1050 base - #pairs                                                (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA                                              - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                          (A) ORGANISM: Homo sapi - #ens                                       - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:59:                              - - ACCAGCTCTA CTAAGACAAG ACATAAGAAA GAAATTTATG GAAAGAATGT CT -             #CCAAAACT     60                                                                 - - TTGCCTGAAT CTTTTGAATG AAGAACTGGA AGAACTTAAT ATGAAATACA GA -            #AAAATAGA    120                                                                 - - AGAGGAATTT GAAAATGCTG AAAAAGAACT TTTGCACTAC AAAAAAGAAA TA -            #TTCACAAA    180                                                                 - - ACCCCTAAAT TTTCAAGAAA CAGAGACGGA TGCTTCAAAA AGTGACTATG AA -            #CTTCAAGC    240                                                                 - - TTTAAGAAAT GACCTGTCTG AAAAAGCAAC AAATGTAAAA AACTTAAGTG AA -            #CAGCTCCA    300                                                                 - - GCAAGCCAAA GAAGTCATCC ACAAATTGAA CCTAGAGAAC AGAAATTTAA AA -            #GAAGCTGT    360                                                                 - - TAGGAAGTTA AAGCATCAAA CCGAGGTTGG AAATGTGCTC CTAAAAGAAG AA -            #ATGAAATC    420                                                                 - - ATATTATGAA TTAGAAATGG CAAAGATCCG CGGAGAGCTC AGTGTCATCA AG -            #AATGAACT    480                                                                 - - GAGAACTGAG AAGACCCTAC AAGCAAGAAA TAACAGAGCC TTGGAGTTGC TT -            #AGAAAATA    540                                                                 - - CTATGCTTCT TCAATGGTAA CATCATCAAG TATCCTTGAC CACTTTACTG GG -            #GATTTTTT    600                                                                 - - TTAAAACTTA AAAAAATCCT TCCAGTAGGC AAGTCATTGA GCCAAATCAG TG -            #TTTATTGT    660                                                                 - - ATTTTCTTTG CGTATTACTT AAAATATATG TAATAGGATG TTATTTTCAT TT -            #TCAGTAAA    720                                                                 - - TCACAGTATC TATAAAACAT ATACATGTTT CCAAGCTTCT GCTTTCTCTT TC -            #TGATGAAG    780                                                                 - - TTATTGCAGG AATACAAATG GAAACGAAGC TTTGGAAATC TCATATCAGA GT -            #GTGTGTGT    840                                                                 - - GTGTGTGTGT GTGTGTGTGT ACACACACAC ATATATTCAC TCAAAAACAC AT -            #AATGATTC    900                                                                 - - ACCAAATCAT TTATGAATAC AAATCAGCAA TTTTGTGATC TCGTAAGCAA AT -            #ATGTCTTT    960                                                                 - - GGCACGTGAA TATTTTTCCA TCTGTGTTCA TTGATGTTAA CAATAAAAAT CT -            #TGTTTATG   1020                                                                 - - TGTATAAGCC TAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA         - #                  - #             1050                                                                   __________________________________________________________________________

We claim:
 1. A composition for eliciting an immune response, comprisingan isolated polypeptide and a physiologically acceptable carrier, theisolated polypeptide comprising an immunogenic portion of a prostateprotein having a sequence of SEQ ID NO:3.
 2. A composition for elicitingan immune response, comprising an isolated polypeptide and anon-specific immune response enhancer, the isolated polypeptidecomprising an immunogenic portion of a prostate protein having asequence of SEQ ID NO:3.
 3. The composition of claim 2 wherein thenon-specific immune response enhancer is an adjuvant.